Ektopodon

Ektopodon is an extinct genus of marsupial,[1] and is the type genus of the family Ektopodontidae 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.

Ektopodon
Temporal range: Pliocene-Pleistocene, 2.588–0.781 Ma
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Infraclass:
Marsupialia
Order:
Diprotodontia
Suborder:
Phalangeriformes
Superfamily:
Phalangeroidea
Family:
Ektopodontidae

Stirton, Tedford & Woodburne 1967
Genus:
Ektopodon

Stirton, Tedford & Woodburne 1967
Species

Ektopodon serratus
Ektopodon stirtoni
Ektopodon ulta


References
  1. "Ektopodon sp. cf. E. serratus". www.wakaleo.net. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
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