Djarthia
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| Djarthia Temporal range: Early Eocene |
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| Isolated petrosals of Djarthia murgonensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Superorder: | Australidelphia |
| Genus: | †Djarthia |
| Species: | †D. murgonensis |
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| Djarthia murgonensis |
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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. Skeletal material described include molar, incomplete cochlear and tarsal bone either complete or in fragmented state of preservation.[1]
References [edit]
- ^ 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.
