Mammalia - Monotremata - Tachyglossidae
Synonyms: Acanthoglossus Gervais 1877, Bruijnia Dubois 1881, Bruynia Dubois 1881, Proechidna Gervais 1877, Prozaglossus Kerbert 1912
Parent taxon: Tachyglossidae according to T. Rowe et al. 2008
See also Augee et al. 2006, Carroll 1988, Flannery and Groves 1998, Glauert 1914, Griffiths et al. 1991, Lydekker 1894, Murray 1978 and Wilson and Reeder 2005
Sister taxa: Megalibgwilia, Tachyglossus
Subtaxa: Acanthoglossus goodfellowi Echidna oweni Zaglossus attenboroughi Zaglossus bartoni Zaglossus bruijni Zaglossus hacketti Zaglossus robusta
Type: Zaglossus bruijnii
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (7 collections)
• Pliocene of Australia (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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