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Priscileo Pitikantensis
''Wakaleo pitikantensis'' is a species of carnivorous marsupial that was discovered at fossil sites in South Australia. Taxonomy The description by Rauscher was published in 1987, naming a new species and genus as ''Priscileo pitikantensis''. The designation as the type species of the genus ''Priscileo'' was later recognised as a species of a revised description of ''Wakaleo''. Fossil material examined by Rauscher was obtained at Lake Pitikanta, situated to the east of Lake Eyre. Description The smallest known species of ''Wakaleo'', it lived in Australia about 25 million years ago, from the late Oligocene to middle Miocene, and was approximately the size of a cat. They were mid-sized predators who probably hunted in trees or ambushed prey from a branch. Like the later discovery, ''Wakaleo schouteni'', the species possesses three premolars and four molars which distinguishes them from others of the genus. A little smaller than ''W. schouteni'', this species also differs in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priscileo
''Wakaleo pitikantensis'' is a species of carnivorous marsupial that was discovered at fossil sites in South Australia. Taxonomy The description by Rauscher was published in 1987, naming a new species and genus as ''Priscileo pitikantensis''. The designation as the type species of the genus '' Priscileo'' was later recognised as a species of a revised description of ''Wakaleo''. Fossil material examined by Rauscher was obtained at Lake Pitikanta, situated to the east of Lake Eyre. Description The smallest known species of ''Wakaleo'', it lived in Australia about 25 million years ago, from the late Oligocene to middle Miocene, and was approximately the size of a cat. They were mid-sized predators who probably hunted in trees or ambushed prey from a branch. Like the later discovery, ''Wakaleo schouteni'', the species possesses three premolars and four molars which distinguishes them from others of the genus. A little smaller than ''W. schouteni'', this species also differs in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |