Vombatus ursinus Shaw 1800 (common wombat)
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Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Vombatidae
Alternative combinations: Didelphis ursina, Phascolomys ursinus
Synonyms: Opossum hirsutum Perry 1810, Phascolomys mitchelli Owen 1838, Phascolomys platyrhinus Owen 1853, Phascolomys vombatus Leach 1815
Belongs to Vombatus according to R. T. Wells 1989
See also Louys 2015, Marshall 1974 and Pocock 1921
Sister taxa: Vombatus hacketti, Vombatus mitchelli
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (13 collections)
• Miocene to Holocene of Australia (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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