Djarthia
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| Djarthia Temporal range: Early Eocene
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| Isolated petrosals of Djarthia murgonensis | |
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†D. murgonensis
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| Djarthia murgonensis Godthelp et al., 1999
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File:Marsupials.jpg
Comparison of isolated tarsals of Djarthia murgonensis with an extant australidelphian marsupial and an extant non-australidelphian (‘ameridelphian’) marsupial
Djarthia is an extinct genus of marsupial. It is the oldest marsupial found in Australia, discovered at the Murgon fossil site in south-eastern Queensland. [1] Skeletal material described include a molar, incomplete cochlear and tarsal bone either complete or in fragmented state of preservation.[2]
References
- ↑ Godthelp H, Wroe S, Archer M. A new marsupial from the Early Eocene Tingamarra Local Fauna of Murgon, southeastern Queensland: a prototypical Australian marsupial? Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 1999;6:289–313.
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