Djarthia
Djarthia Temporal range: Early Eocene | |
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Isolated petrosals of Djarthia murgonensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Superorder: | Australidelphia |
Species: | †D. murgonensis |
Binomial name | |
Djarthia murgonensis Godthelp et al., 1999 | |
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 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.
- ↑ Beck, Robin M. D.; Godthelp, Henk; Weisbecker, Vera; Archer, Michael; Hand, Suzanne J. (2008-03-26). "Australia's Oldest Marsupial Fossils and their Biogeographical Implications". PLoS ONE (Public Library of Science) 3 (3): e1858. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001858. PMC 2267999. PMID 18365013. Retrieved 2010-08-01. Cite uses deprecated parameter
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