Nimiokoala gen. nov. (marsupialia, phascolarctidae) from Riversleigh, Northwestern Queensland, with a revision of Litokoala

Memoirs of the Queensland Museum

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 209-228

  Black, K ^a   Archer, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Litokoala; Miocene; Nimiokoala; Oligocene; Phascolarctidae; Riversleigh

Indexed keywords

LITOKOALA; MAMMAL; MARSUPIAL; MIOCENE; NIMIOKOALA; OLIGOCENE; PHASCOLARCTIDAE;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, RIVERSLEIGH;

EID: 0031440675     PISSN: 00798835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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