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 | |
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.
- ↑ 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.
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