Invictokoala

In-vik-to-ko-ah-lah.
By Emerson Winslow
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Emerson Winslow

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Winslow, E. (2013, August 28). Invictokoala. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/invictokoala/

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Name

Invictokoala.

Phonetic

In-vik-to-ko-ah-lah.

Named By

G.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Price‭ & ‬S.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Hocknull‭ ‬-‭ ‬2011.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Marsupialia,‭ ‬Diprotodontia,‭ ‬Vombatiformes,‭ ‬Phascolarctidae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

I.‭ ‬monticola‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Australia,‭ ‬Queensland.

Time Period

Ionian of the Pleistocene.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Invictokoala is a‭ ‬genus of koala that lived in Australia,‭ ‬for most of the latter half of the Pleistocene.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Invictokoala monticola gen.‭ ‬et sp.‭ ‬nov.‭ (‬Phascolarctidae,‭ ‬Marsupialia‭)‬,‭ ‬a Pleistocene plesiomorphic koala holdover from Oligocene ancestors.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Systematic Palaeontology‭ ‬9‭(‬2‭)‬:327-335.‭ ‬-‭ ‬G.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Price‭ & ‬S.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Hocknull‭ ‬-‭ ‬2011.

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