Kuterintja
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Kuterintja is an extinct genus of marsupial
of the family Ilariidae
. Only one species has been described, Kuterintja ngama, from Late Oligocene of Australia.
Marsupial
Marsupials are an infraclass of mammals, characterized by giving birth to relatively undeveloped young. Close to 70% of the 334 extant species occur in Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands, with the remaining 100 found in the Americas, primarily in South America, but with thirteen in Central...
of the family Ilariidae
Ilariidae
The family Ilariidae consists of 3 species of extinct marsupial in two genera. They are all found in the middle tertiary assemblage of South Australia. Closely related to Koobor of family Phascolarctidae, which was found in Hamilton Victoria. I. illumidens is the best preserved representative of...
. Only one species has been described, Kuterintja ngama, from Late Oligocene of Australia.