Invictokoala

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 ‬-‭ … Read more

Diprotodon a.k.a.‭ ‘‬Giant Wombat’ and ‘Rhinoceros Wombat’

diprotodon

Diprotodon the Giant Wombat        So far not only is Diprotodon the largest of the Australian megafauna,‭ ‬but it is also the largest known marsupial mammal to ever exist.‭ ‬ Often loosely dubbed as rhinoceros-sized,‭ ‬there is some variation between specimens which was once taken to indicate various species.‭ ‬ More modern analysis of the differences in these specimens … Read more

Hulitherium

In Depth        Hulitherium is a genus of diprotodont wombat that lived in New guinea during the Pleistocene.‭ ‬Not much is known about Hulitherium,‭ ‬though the arm structure suggests that this genus was significantly more mobile than other diprotodonts. Further Reading Further reading- A new late Pleistocene diprotodontid (Marsupialia) from Pureni, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New … Read more