A new family of diprotodontian marsupials from the latest Oligocene of Australia and the evolution of wombats, koalas, and their relatives (Vombatiformes)

We describe the partial cranium and skeleton of a new diprotodontian marsupial from the late Oligocene (~26–25 Ma) Namba Formation of South Australia. This is one of the oldest Australian marsupial fossils known from an associated skeleton and it reveals previously unsuspected morphological diversit...

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Autores principales: Beck, Robin M. D., Louys, Julien, Brewer, Philippa, Archer, Michael, Black, Karen H., Tedford, Richard H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7316786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32587406
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66425-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7316786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32587406
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66425-8

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