†Burramys wakefieldi Pledge 1987 (pygmy possum)
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Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Burramyidae
Full reference: N. S. Pledge. 1987. A new species of Burramys BROOM (Marsupialia: Burramyidae) from the Middle Miocene of South Australia. Possums and Opossums: Studies in Evolution 2:725-728
Belongs to Burramys according to N. S. Pledge 1987
Sister taxa: Burramys brutyi, Burramys parvus, Burramys triradiatus
Type specimen: SAM P24570, a mandible (right mandible with P3 and M2)
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-frugivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Burramys wakefieldi in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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