†Litokoala dicktedfordi Pledge 2010 (koala)
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Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Phascolarctidae
Full reference: N. S. Pledge. 2010. A new koala (Marsupialia : Phascolarctidae) from the late Oligocene Etadunna Formation, Lake Eyre Basin, South Australia. Australian Mammalogy 32:79-86
Belongs to Litokoala according to N. S. Pledge 2010
Sister taxa: Litokoala garyjohnstoni, Litokoala kanunkaensis, Litokoala kutjamarpensis, Litokoala thurmerae
Type specimen: QM F51382, a partial skull (a palate with left and right P3, M1–4). Its type locality is Jim's Carousel Site, which is in an Oligocene/Miocene fluvial limestone in Australia.
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution: found only at Jim's Carousel Site
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