Propalorchestes ponticulus Murray 1990 (diprotodont marsupial)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Palorchestidae

Full reference: P. Murray. 1990. Primitive marsupial tapir (Propalorchestes novaculacephalus MURRAY and P. ponticulus sp. nov.) from the Mid-Miocene of North Australia (Marsupialia: Palorchestidae). The Beagle, Records of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 7(2):39-51

Belongs to Propalorchestes according to P. Murray 1990

Sister taxon: Propalorchestes novaculacephalus

Type specimen: AR1802, a tooth (lower right M2)

Ecology: scansorial omnivore

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

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