Palorchestes selestiae
Palorchestes selestiae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Family: | †Palorchestidae |
Genus: | †Palorchestes |
Species: | †P. selestiae
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Binomial name | |
†Palorchestes selestiae Mackness, 1995[1]
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Palorchestes selestiae is a fossil species of Diprotodontidae, ancient mammals that existed in Australia.
The description of the species by was published in 1995, emerging from a study of a left first molar found at the Allingham formation of the Bluff Downs fossil site. The specific epithet is derived from Selesti Smith, a resident of Bluff Downs Station.
The size of the holotype, a molar, was around three-quarters that of P. azael, the most recent taxon of the genus, and one-fifth larger than P. parvus. The morphology of the tooth resembles the later species, although the size is much closer to smaller congener P. parvus.
References[]
- ^ (1995). "Palorchestes selestiae, a new species of palorchestid marsupial from the Early Pliocene Bluff Downs Local Fauna, northeastern Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 38: 603–609.
Categories:
- Fossil taxa described in 1995
- Prehistoric vombatiforms