Propalorchestes novaculacephalus Murray 1986 (diprotodont marsupial)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Palorchestidae

Full reference: P. F. Murray. 1986. Propalorchestes novaculacephalus gen. et sp. nov., a new palorchestid (Diprotodontoidea: Marsupialia) from the Middle Miocene Camfield Beds, Northern Territory, Australia. Tire Beagle, Occasional Papers of tire Nortlrem Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 3(1):195-211

Belongs to Propalorchestes according to Murray 1986

Sister taxon: Propalorchestes ponticulus

Type specimen: NTM P8552-10, a partial skull (left and part of the right side of neurocranium including most of the zygomatic arch and latex endocast)

Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Propalorchestes novaculacephalus in the database

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