A new Oligocene-Miocene species of Burramys (Marsupialia, Burramyidae) from Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland

Memoirs of the Queensland Museum

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 247-268

  Brammall, J ^a   Archer, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burramyidae; Burramys brutyi; Miocene; Oligocene; Riversleigh

Indexed keywords

BURRAMYIDAE; BURRAMYS; MAMMAL; MARSUPIAL; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, RIVERSLEIGH;

EID: 0031471769     PISSN: 00798835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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