Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Vombatidae
Full reference: R. A. Stirton, R. H. Tedford, and M. O. Woodburne. 1967. A new Tertiary formation and fauna from the Tirari Desert, South Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum 15:427-461
Parent taxon: Vombatidae according to P. Brewer et al. 2018
See also McKenna and Bell 1997 and Stirton et al. 1967
Sister taxa: Lasiorhinus, Nimbavombatus, Phascolomys, Phascolonus, Ramsayia, Sedophascolomys, Vombatus, Warendja
Subtaxa: Rhizophascolonus crowcrofti Rhizophascolonus ngangaba
Type: Rhizophascolonus crowcrofti
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (2 collections)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Australia (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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