Marlu
| Marlu Temporal range: Late Oligocene - Middle Miocene
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Class: | Mammalia
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| Infraclass: | Marsupialia
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| Genus: | Marlu Woodburne et al., 1987
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M. kutjamarpensis | |
Marlu is an extinct genus of Pseudocheiridae from the Oligocene–Miocene of Australia. It consists of five species found at various sites in Australia. M. kutjamarpensis, M. karya, M. sykes and M. ampelos from the Miocene in the (Leaf Locality) in Queensland and from the Late Oligocene, M. praecursor from the in northern South Australia.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ http://austhrutime.com/riversleigh_ringtail_possums.htm
- ^ Roberts, Karen K. (2009). "New Australian Oligocene to Miocene Ringtail Possums (Pseudocheiridae) and Revision of the Genusmarlu". Palaeontology. 52 (2): 441–456. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2009.00852.x.
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Categories:
- Miocene marsupials
- Oligocene marsupials
- Prehistoric diprotodonts
- Prehistoric mammals of Australia
- Prehistoric marsupial genera