Priscakoala lucyturnbullae

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Vombatiformes 
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Clade: Marsupialiformes
Cohors: Marsupialia
Cladus: Australidelphia
Cladus: Eomarsupialia
Ordo: Diprotodontia
Subordo: Vombatiformes

Familia: Phascolarctidae
Genus: †Priscakoala
Species: Priscakoala lucyturnbullae

Name edit

  • Priscakoala lucyturnbullae Black, Archer & Hand, 2012
    • Authority for current placement: original
      • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
    • Original genus: Priscakoala Black, Archer & Hand, 2012
    • Original status: valid species
    • Primary type: holotype
      • Fixation: designated
      • Description: 'left maxillary fragment with M1–2 complete and M3 lacking enamel from the buccal margin of the paracone and the lingual and posterolingual tooth margin'
      • Repository: QM F20303
    • Type locality/horizon: 'Creaser’s Ramparts Site, Hal’s Hill, Riversleigh World Heritage area, Lawn Hill National Park, northwestern Queensland, Australia (18°15'35S, 138°06'41E)', 'early Miocene'
    • NOTE: combined genus/species description

References edit

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Additional references edit

  • Louys, J.; Black, K.; Archer, M.; Hand, S.J.; Godthelp, H. 2007: Descriptions of koala fossils from the Miocene of Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland and implications for Litokoala (Marsupialia, Phascolarctidae). Alcheringa, 31(2): 99-110. DOI: 10.1080/03115510701305082 [nomen nudum in references]