†Palorchestes pickeringi Piper 2006 (diprotodont marsupial)
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Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Palorchestidae
Full reference: K. J. Piper. 2006. A new species of Palorchestidae (Marsupialia) from the Pliocene and early Pleistocene of Victoria. Ameghiniana 30(S1):281-294
Belongs to Palorchestes according to K. J. Piper 2006
Sister taxa: Palorchestes anulus, Palorchestes azael, Palorchestes painei, Palorchestes parvus, Palorchestes selestiae
Type specimen: NMV P215941, a mandible (incomplete mandible containing left and right P3, M1-3 and associated M4)
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution: found only at Nelson Bay Formation (Quaternary of Australia)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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