Burramys Broom 1896 (pygmy possum)
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Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Burramyidae
Parent taxon: Burramyidae according to M. S. Y. Springer et al. 1994
See also Brammall and Archer 1997, McKenna and Bell 1997, Ride 1956 and Turner and McKay 1989
Sister taxon: Cercartetus
Subtaxa: Burramys brutyi Burramys parvus Burramys triradiatus Burramys wakefieldi
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Australia (1)
• Neogene of Australia (1)
• Miocene of Australia (2)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Australia (2)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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