Pildra
Extinct genus of marsupials
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Pildra is an extinct genus of Pseudocheiridae from the Oligocene–Miocene of Australia.[1][2] Specimens have been collected from the Tirari Desert and Frome Basin in northern South Australia and the Oligo-Miocene freshwater limestone deposits of the Riversleigh World Heritage Area in northwestern Queensland.[3]
| Pildra Temporal range: Late Oligocene - Early Miocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Pseudocheiridae |
| Genus: | †Pildra Woodburne, Tedford & Archer 1987 |
| Species | |
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Pildra antiquus | |
It is estimated to have weighed between 100 and 300 g (3.5 and 10.6 oz).[4]
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