Djarthia murgonensis Godthelp et al. 1999 (marsupial)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha

Full reference: H. Godthelp, S. Wroe, and M. Archer. 1999. A new marsupial from the Early Eocene Tingamarra Local Fauna of Murgon, Southeastern Queensland: A prototypical Australian marsupial?. Journal of Mammalian Evoultion 6(3):289-313

Belongs to Djarthia according to H. Godthelp et al. 1999

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: QM F31458, a mandible (Left dentary fragment). Its type locality is Tingamarra Local Fauna - Boat Mountain deposit, which is in a Ypresian lacustrine claystone/sandstone in Australia.

Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution: found only at Tingamarra Local Fauna - Boat Mountain deposit

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