Kingdom Animalia Suborder Vombatiformes Species †I. monticola Rank Genus Subclass Theria | Infraclass Marsupialia Family Phascolarctidae Phylum Chordata Order Diprotodontia | |
Similar Litokoala, Riversleigh rainforest, Diprotodontia, Giant koala, Vombatiformes | ||
Invictokoala monticola is an extinct phascolarctid marsupial mammal from the middle Pleistocene of central-eastern Queensland, Australia. The holotype was found during cave excavations at Mount Etna (a local mountain in central-eastern Queensland which was named after the famed Sicilian volcano). It was first named by Gilbert J. Price and Scott A. Hocknull in 2011.
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