Priscakoala
Extinct genus of marsupials
Priscakoala Temporal range: Early Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Family: | Phascolarctidae |
Genus: | †Priscakoala Black et al, 2012 |
Species: | †P. lucyturnbullae |
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†Priscakoala lucyturnbullae Black et al, 2012 |
Priscakoala is an extinct genus of koala from the Early Miocene of Riversleigh, Australia.[1][2] It has one species: Priscakoala lucyturnbullae.[2]
The prefix "prisca" comes from the Latin meaning old, ancient, primeval or primitive.[2] It was used to indicate that this genus is one of the oldest and simplest form of the koala.[2] The species P. lucyturnbullae was named for Lucy Turnbull a businesswoman, wife of former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, and supporter of the research that discovered the genus.[2]
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- ^ Black, K. & Archer, M. "Priscakoala lucyturnbullae: the most plesiomorphic definitive koala (Marsupialia, Phascolarctidae) from the early Miocene of Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland". (not Published as of 2007). As cited in 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. Bibcode:2007Alch...31...99L. doi:10.1080/03115510701305082. S2CID 41702999.
- ^ a b c d e BLACK, KAREN H.; ARCHER, MICHAEL; HAND, SUZANNE J. (2012). "New Tertiary Koala (Marsupialia, Phascolarctidae) from Riversleigh, Australia, with a Revision of Phascolarctid Phylogenetics, Paleoecology, and Paleobiodiversity". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 32 (1): 125–138. Bibcode:2012JVPal..32..125B. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.626825. ISSN 0272-4634. JSTOR 41407712. S2CID 86152273.
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- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Diprotodontia
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