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Litokoala

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Phascolarctidae

Taxonomy
Litokoala was named by Stirton et al. (1967). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Phascolarctidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Litokoala Stirton et al.
1997Litokoala McKenna and Bell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
suborderVombatiformesBurnett 1830
familyPhascolarctidaeOwen 1839
genusLitokoalaStirton et al. 1967

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Litokoala Stirton et al. 1967
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Litokoala dicktedfordi Pledge 2010
Litokoala garyjohnstoni Louys et al. 2007
Litokoala kanunkaensis Springer 1987
Litokoala kutjamarpensis Stirton et al. 1967
Litokoala thurmerae Pledge 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Clemens 1979, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Burdigalian or 28.40000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Australia (South Australia) L. kanunkaensis (136791 137257) L. thurmerae (28306)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Australia (South Australia) L. kutjamarpensis (13313)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Late/Upper Miocene28.4 - 5.333Australia (Queensland) L. dicktedfordi (135742)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Australia (Queensland) L. garyjohnstoni (106497) L. sp. (183096)