Priscakoala

Priscakoala is an extinct genus of koala from the Early Miocene of Riversleigh, Australia.[1][2] It has one species: Priscakoala lucyturnbullae.[2]

Priscakoala
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Phascolarctidae
Genus: †Priscakoala
Black et al, 2012
Species:
†P. lucyturnbullae
Binomial name
†Priscakoala lucyturnbullae
Black et al, 2012

The prefix "prisca" comes from the Latin meaning old, ancient, primeval or primitive.[2] It was used to indicate that this genus is one of the oldest and simplest form of the koala.[2] The species P. lucyturnbullae was named for Lucy Turnbull a businesswoman, wife of former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, and supporter of the research that discovered the genus.[2]

References
  1. Black, K. & Archer, M. "Priscakoala lucyturnbullae: the most plesiomorphic definitive koala (Marsupialia, Phascolarctidae) from the early Miocene of Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland". (not Published as of 2007). As cited in Louys, J.; Black, K.; Archer, M.; Hand, S. J. & Godthelp, H. (2007). "Descriptions of koala fossils from the Miocene of Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland and implications for Litokoala (Marsupialia, Phascolarctidae)". Alcheringa. 31 (2): 99–110. doi:10.1080/03115510701305082. S2CID 41702999.
  2. BLACK, KAREN H.; ARCHER, MICHAEL; HAND, SUZANNE J. (2012). "New Tertiary Koala (Marsupialia, Phascolarctidae) from Riversleigh, Australia, with a Revision of Phascolarctid Phylogenetics, Paleoecology, and Paleobiodiversity". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 32 (1): 125–138. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.626825. ISSN 0272-4634. JSTOR 41407712. S2CID 86152273.
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