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Priscakoala lucyturnbullae

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Phascolarctidae

Taxonomy
Priscakoala lucyturnbullae was named by Black et al. (2012). Its type specimen is QM F20303, a maxilla (eft maxillary fragment with M1–2 complete and M3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Creaser’s Ramparts Site, which is in a Miocene cave carbonate in Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Priscakoala lucyturnbullae Black et al. p. 126 fig. 1

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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
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
suborderVombatiformesBurnett 1830
familyPhascolarctidaeOwen 1839
genusPriscakoala
specieslucyturnbullae

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.

Priscakoala lucyturnbullae Black et al. 2012
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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: Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Clemens 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.44000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Australia (Queensland) Priscakoala lucyturnbullae (type locality: 135748)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Australia (Queensland) Priscakoala lucyturnbullae (134946)