Invictokoala

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

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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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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