Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Hypsiprymnodontidae
Full reference: H. Bates, K. J. Travoullion, B. Cooke, R. M. D. Beck, S. J. Hand and M. Archer. 2014. Three new Miocene species of musky rat-kangaroos (Hypsiprymnodontidae, Macropodoidea): description, phyloecology, and paleoecology. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(2):383-396
Belongs to Hypsiprymnodon according to H. Bates et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Hypsiprymnodon bartholomaii, Hypsiprymnodon dennisi, Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, Hypsiprymnodon philcreaseri
Type specimen: QMF 24152, a maxilla (left maxilla preserving entire cheek tooth row (P3, M1-3))
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution: found only at Riversleigh World Heritage Area (Miocene of Australia)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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