Marlu
Extinct genus of marsupials
title: "Marlu" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["miocene-marsupials", "oligocene-marsupials", "prehistoric-diprotodonts", "oligocene-mammals-of-australia", "prehistoric-marsupial-genera", "miocene-mammals-of-australia"] description: "Extinct genus of marsupials" topic_path: "geography/australia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlu" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Extinct genus of marsupials ::
| fossil_range = Late Oligocene - Middle Miocene | image = | image_caption = | taxon = Marlu | authority = Woodburne et al., 1987 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = Marlu kutjamarpensis
Marlu karya
Marlu sykes
Marlu praecursor
Marlu ampelos | range_map = | range_map_caption =
Marlu is an extinct genus of Pseudocheiridae from the Oligocene–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 in northern South Australia.
References
References
- "Riversleigh Ringtail Possums".
- (2009). "New Australian Oligocene to Miocene Ringtail Possums (Pseudocheiridae) and Revision of the Genus Marlu". Palaeontology.
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