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Litokoala dicktedfordi

Osteichthyes - Diprotodontia - Phascolarctidae

Taxonomy
Litokoala dicktedfordi was named by Pledge (2010). Its type specimen is QM F51382, a partial skull (a palate with left and right P3, M1–4), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jim's Carousel Site, which is in an Oligocene/Miocene fluvial limestone in Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Litokoala dicktedfordi Pledge p. 81 fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
speciesdicktedfordi

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.

Litokoala dicktedfordi Pledge 2010
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Clemens 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hopson 1973

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 27.30000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene - Late/Upper Miocene27.3 - 5.333Australia (Queensland) Litokoala dicktedfordi (type locality: 135742)