Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Order Diprotodontia Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Infraclass Marsupialia Suborder Phalangeriformes | |
Similar Silvabestius, Riversleigh rainforest, Nambaroo, Ekaltadeta, Nimbadon | ||
Ektopodon is an extinct genus of marsupial. It belongs in a group called Ektopodontids, which occurred in forested environments in South Australia, Queensland and Victoria. The last species of this group went extinct in the early Pleistocene (between 2.588 million years ago and 781,000 years ago). Its body mass was estimated around 1300 grams. Scientists believe that ektopodontids were highly specialised seed-eating possums.
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