Ilaria
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Ilaria is a genus of marsupials of the late Oligocene within the Vombatiformes .
features
Ilaria , the "strange animal" (derived from an Aboriginal word meaning "strange"), was about the size of a calf. It is known for half a skull , a lower jaw, pieces of the skull, vertebrae , extremity bones and ribs , all of which have been preserved rather fragmentarily. What is striking about the teeth is that the upper incisors 1 and 3 and the lower incisor 1 are more like canines , while the upper second incisor is very small. The upper third premolar is also quite small, as are all molars . Ilaria probably lived on leaves.
species
Two types are known:
- Ilaria illumidens Tedford, Woodburne, 1987 lived in South Australia and is a member of the local Pinpa fauna there.
- Ilaria lawsoni Tedford, Woodburne, 1987 also lived in South Australia and is a member of the local Ditjimanka fauna.
literature
- Long, Archer, Flannery, Hand: Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea, one hundred million years of evolution . Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore / London 2002, ISBN 0-8018-7223-5 .