# Rhizophascolonus

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Extinct genus of marsupials

Rhizophascolonus Temporal range: Late Oligocene–Early Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Marsupialia Order: Diprotodontia Family: Vombatidae Genus: †Rhizophascolonus Stirton et al., 1967 Type species Rhizophascolonus crowcrofti Stirton et al., 1967 Other species †R. ngangaba Brewer et al., 2018

***Rhizophascolonus*** is an extinct genus of [wombat](/source/Wombat) known from the Early Miocene of South Australia.[1][2] The genus was first described to accommodate *Rhizophascolonus crowcrofti*, in 1967. A discovery at [Riversleigh](/source/Riversleigh%2C_Queensland) was published as another new species in 2018, *Rhizophascolonus ngangaba*, and further specimens from this area were assigned to *R. crowcrofti* in the same study.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Stirton1967_1-0)** [Stirton, R. A.](/source/Ruben_A._Stirton); Tedford, Richard H.; Woodburne, Michael O. (1967). ["A new Tertiary formation and fauna from the Tirari Desert, South Australia"](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/262888). *Records of the South Australian Museum*. **15** (3): 427–462.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Brewer2008_2-0)** Brewer, P.; Archer, M.; Hand, S. (2008). "Additional specimens of the oldest wombat, *Rhizophascolonus crowcrofti* (Vombatidae; Marsupialia) from the Wipajiri Formation, South Australia: an intermediate morphology?". *Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology*. **28** (4): 1144–1148. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1671/0272-4634-28.4.1144](https://doi.org/10.1671%2F0272-4634-28.4.1144).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Brewer2018_3-0)** [Brewer, Philippa](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philippa_Brewer&action=edit&redlink=1); [Archer, Michael](/source/Mike_Archer_(paleontologist)); [Hand, Suzanne](/source/Suzanne_Hand); Price, Gilbert (2018). ["A new species of Miocene wombat (Marsupialia, Vombatiformes) from Riversleigh, Queensland, Australia, and implications for the evolutionary history of the Vombatidae"](https://doi.org/10.26879%2F870). *Palaeontologia Electronica*. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.26879/870](https://doi.org/10.26879%2F870). [hdl](/source/Hdl_(identifier)):[10141/622528](https://hdl.handle.net/10141%2F622528).

v t e Vombatiformes Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Diprotodontia †Thylacoleonidae Enigmaleo Lekaneleo Microleo Thylacoleo Wakaleo Phascolarctidae †Invictokoala †Koobor †Litokoala †Madakoala †Nimiokoala †Perikoala Phascolarctos †Priscakoala Vombatomorphia †Thylacoleonidae? †Ilariidae Ilaria Kuterintja †Wynyardiidae Muramura Namilamadeta Wynyardia Vombatoidea †Marada? †Mukupirna Vombatidae Lasiorhinus †Nimbavombatus †Phascolonus †Ramsayia †Rhizophascolonus †Sedophascolomys Vombatus †Warendja †Diprotodontoidea Palorchestidae Palorchestes Propalorchestes Diprotodontidae Alkwertatherium Ambulator Diprotodon Euowenia Euryzygoma Hulitherium Kolopsis Kolopsoides Maokopia Meniscolophus Neohelos Ngapakaldia Nimbadon Nototherium Pitikantia Plaisiodon Pyramios Raemeotherium Silvabestius Sthenomerus Zygomaturus

Taxon identifiers Rhizophascolonus crowcrofti Wikidata: Q7320769 GBIF: 8464708 Open Tree of Life: 6148205 Paleobiology Database: 248011 Rhizophascolonus Wikidata: Q18608957 GBIF: 4825949 IRMNG: 1194309 Open Tree of Life: 3606922 Paleobiology Database: 40183

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