Descriptions of koala fossils from the Miocene of Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland and implications for Litokoala (Marsupialia, Phascolarctidae)

Alcheringa

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 99-110

  Louys, Julien ^a   Black, Karen ^a   Archer, Michael ^a   Hand, Suzanne J ^a   Godthelp, Henk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Litokoala; Miocene; Phascolarctidae; Riversleigh

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL RECORD; MAMMAL; MIOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENETICS; SKULL; TOOTH;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND; RIVERSLEIGH;

METATHERIA; PHASCOLARCTIDAE;

EID: 41749099494     PISSN: 03115518     EISSN: 17520754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03115510701305082     Document Type: Article

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