Phascolarctos sulcomaxilliaris Travouillon et al., 2026
Dimpled koala
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct (Travouillon et al., 2026)
Last record: Late Pleistocene (minimum 18ka or 24ka) (see Travouillon et al., 2026)
Distribution & Habitat
south-west Western Australia, Australia
Type locality: "Foundation Cave (AU-28), south of Margaret River, WA" (Travouillon et al., 2026)
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: WAM 99.10.3 (near complete but damaged skull and associated mandibles; probably female)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Travouillon, Kenny J., Warburton, Natalie Marina, Thorn, Kailah Marie and Ryan, Helen. (2026). New fossil koala (Marsupialia: Phascolarctidae) from the Pleistocene of Western Australia. Royal Society Open Science 13(5): 251572. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.251572
Other references:
Archer, Michael. (1972). Phascolarctos (Marsupialia, Vombatoidea) and an associated fossil fauna from Koala Cave near Yanchep, Western Australia. Helictite 10(3): 49-59.