''Ilaria'' is an extinct genus of
marsupial
Marsupials are any members of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia. All extant marsupials are endemic to Australasia, Wallacea and the Americas. A distinctive characteristic common to most of these species is that the young are carried in a po ...
of the family
Ilariidae, dating from the
Late Oligocene of
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
. Its diet consisted of leaves.
References
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* Archer, M.; Flannery, T.; Hand, S.; Long, J
Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea: One Hundred Million Years of Evolution UNSW Press, 2002. 244 pages.
Prehistoric vombatiforms
Prehistoric mammals of Australia
Oligocene marsupials
Prehistoric marsupial genera
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