Raemeotherium yatkolai Rich et al. 1978 (diprotodont marsupial)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Diprotodontidae

Full reference: T. H. Rich, M. Archer, and R. H. Tedford. 1978. Raemeotherium yatkolai, gen. et sp. nov., a primitive diprotodontid from the medial Miocene of South Australia. Memoirs of The National Museum of Victoria 39:85-91

Belongs to Raemeotherium according to T. H. Rich et al. 1978

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: SAM P19764, a mandible (right dentary with I1, M2-M5). Its type locality is Lake Pinpa, which is in an Oligocene lacustrine claystone in the Namba Formation of Australia.

Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Australia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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