†Phascolarctos maris Pledge 1987 (koala)
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Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Phascolarctidae
Full reference: N. S. Pledge. 1987. Phoscolarctos maris, A new species of koala (Marsupialia: Phascolarctidae) from the Early Pliocene of South Australia. Possums and Opossums: Studies in Evolution 1:327-330
Belongs to Phascolarctos according to N. S. Pledge 1987
Sister taxa: Phascolarctos cinereus, Phascolarctos stirtoni
Type specimen: SAM P24801, a set of teeth (lower left M3)
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution: found only at Sunlands Pumping Station (Miocene to Pliocene of Australia)
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