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Koobor fossil map

Where fossils of Koobor have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 5 million years ago and on today’s map.

Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 5 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →

Koobor
Image: Louys, J. and Price, G.J., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
GroupEarly mammals
Lived5.333–3.6 million years ago (Zanclean)
PeriodsNeogene
FamilyPhascolarctidae
Named byArcher 1976
Fossil records2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB)
Found inAustralia
Rock formationsAllingham

About Koobor

Koobor is an extinct genus of extinct phascolarctid marsupials. The genus contains two species: Koobor jimbarratti and Koobor notabillis.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Koobor (revision 1296730805), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q12071455.

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