Biology:Kuterintja

Short description: Extinct genus of marsupials

Kuterintja Temporal range: Late Oligocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Family:	†Ilariidae
Genus:	†Kuterintja Pledge, 1987
Species:	†K. ngama
Binomial name
†Kuterintja ngama Pledge, 1987

Kuterintja is an extinct genus of marsupial of the family Ilariidae. Only one species has been described, Kuterintja ngama, from Late Oligocene of Australia.

References

• 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.

Wikidata ☰ Q6448404 entry