Mammalia - Peramelemorphia - Thylacomyidae
Full reference: K. J. Travouillon, S. J. Hand, M. Archer and K. H. Black. 2014. Earliest modern bandicoot and bilby (Marsupialia, Peramelidae and Thylacomyidae) from the Miocene of Riversleigh World Heritage area, northwestern Queensland, Australia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(2):375-382
Belongs to Liyamayi according to K. J. Travouillon et al. 2014
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: QM F56246, a tooth (right M2). Its type locality is Rick's Sausage Site (Riversleigh World Heritage Area), which is in a Miocene fluvial horizon in Australia.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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