†Hypsiprymnodon bartholomaii Flannery and Archer 1987 (musky rat-kangaroo)
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Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Hypsiprymnodontidae
Full reference: T. Flannery and M. Archer. 1987. Hypsiprymnodon bartholomaii (Potoroidae: Marsupialia), a new species from the Miocene Dwornamor Local Fauna and a reassessment of the phylogenetic position of H. mochatus. Possums and Opossums: Studies in Evolution 2:749-758
Belongs to Hypsiprymnodon according to T. Flannery and M. Archer 1987
Sister taxa: Hypsiprymnodon dennisi, Hypsiprymnodon karenblackae, Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, Hypsiprymnodon philcreaseri
Type specimen: QM F13051, a partial skull (fragmentary skull preserved in two parts)
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution: found only at Gag Site (Miocene to Miocene of Australia)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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