''Marlu'' is an
extinct
Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...
genus of
Pseudocheiridae from the
Oligocene
The Oligocene ( ) is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present ( to ). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the epoch are well identified but the ...
–
Miocene of Australia. It consists of five species found at various sites in Australia. ''M. kutjamarpensis'', ''M. karya'', ''M. sykes'' and ''M. ampelos'' from the Miocene in the
Kutjamarpu Local Fauna (Leaf Locality) in
Queensland and from the Late Oligocene, ''M. praecursor'' from the
Wadikali Local Fauna
Yarli (Yardli) was a dialect cluster of Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in northwestern New South Wales and into Northeastern South Australia individually Malyangapa (Maljangapa), Yardliyawara, and Wadikali (Wardikali, Wadigali). Bowe ...
in northern
South Australia.
References
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Miocene marsupials
Oligocene marsupials
Prehistoric diprotodonts
Prehistoric mammals of Australia
Prehistoric marsupial genera