Marada arcanum Black 2007 (diprotodont marsupial)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Maradidae

Full reference: K. Black. 2007. Maradidae: a new family of vombatomorphian marsupial from the late Oligocene of Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland. Alcheringa 31(1):17-32

Belongs to Marada according to K. Black 2007

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: QM F42738, a mandible (right dentary with P3, M1-4). Its type locality is Hiatus Site, which is in a Chattian terrestrial carbonate in the Carl Creek Limestone Formation of Australia.

Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution: found only at Hiatus Site

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