Perameles wilkinsonorum Travouillon et al. 2017 (long-nosed bandicoot)

Mammalia - Peramelemorphia - Peramelidae

Full reference: K. J. Travouillon, J. Louys, G. J. Price, M. Archer, S. J. Hand and J. Muirhead. 2017. A review of the Pliocene bandicoots of Australia, and descriptions of new genus and species. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 37(5):e1360894

Belongs to Perameles according to K. J. Travouillon et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Perameles allinghamensis, Perameles bougainville, Perameles bowensis, Perameles eremiana, Perameles gunnii, Perameles nasuta, Perameles sobbei

Type specimen: QM F30581, a mandible (partial left dentary with broken m2, m3, and broken m4)

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution: found only at Chinchilla Riffle Range (Pliocene of Australia)

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