Pildra Explained

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]

It is estimated to have weighed between .^[4]

Notes and References

1. Megirian . D . Murray . P . Schwartz . L . von der Borch . C . 8 September 2004 . Late Oligocene Kangaroo Well Local Fauna from the Ulta Limestone (new name), and climate of the Miocene oscillation across central Australia . Australian Journal of Earth Sciences . 51 . 5. 701–741 . 10.1111/j.1400-0952.2004.01085.x. 2004AuJES..51..701M . 130136211 . 6 November 2023.
2. Megirian . Dirk . Prideaux . Gavin J . Murray . Peter F . Smit . Neil . 2010. An Australian land mammal age biochronological scheme . Paleobiology. 36 . 4 . 658–671 . 10.1666/09047.1. 55376525 . 6 November 2023.
3. Roberts . Karen K . Archer . Michael . Hand. Suzanne J. Godthelp . Henk . 8 March 2007 . New genus and species of extinct Miocene ringtail possums (Marsupialia: Pseudocheiridae). . American Museum Novitates . 3560 . 1–15 . 10.1206/0003-0082(2007)3560[1:NGASOE]2.0.CO;2. 40527729 . 6 November 2023.
4. Roberts . Karen K . Archer . Michael . Hand. Suzanne J. Godthelp . Henk . 2009. New Australian Oligocene to Miocene ringtail possums (Pseudocheiridae) and revision of the genus Marlu . Palaeontology . 52. 2 . 441–456 . 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2009.00852.x. 2009Palgy..52..441R . 129797837 .