Mammalia - Monotremata - Tachyglossidae
Alternative combinations: Echidna (Proechidna) robusta, Megalibgwilia robusta
Synonyms: Ornithorhynchus maximus Dun 1894, Zaglossus harrissoni Scott and Lord 1922
Full reference: W. S. Dun. 1894. Notes on the occurrence of monotreme remains in the Pliocene of New South Wales. Records of the Geological Survey of New South Wales 41:118-126
Belongs to Zaglossus according to M. L. Augee et al. 2006
See also Dun 1894, Griffiths et al. 1991, Murray 1978 and Scott and Lord 1922
Sister taxa: Echidna oweni, Zaglossus attenboroughi, Zaglossus bartoni, Zaglossus bruijni, Zaglossus hacketti, Acanthoglossus goodfellowi
Type specimens:
- Zaglossus robusta: Its type locality is Canadian Lead, Gulgong, which is in a Pliocene terrestrial horizon in Australia
- Ornithorhynchus maximus: type in the Mining and Geological Museum, Sydney, a limb element (right humerus).
- Zaglossus harrissoni: Its type locality is King Island, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Australia.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Australia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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