Mayigriphus orbus gen. et sp. nov., a Miocene dasyuromorphian from Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland

Memoirs of the Queensland Museum

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 439-448

  Wroe, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dasyuromorphan; Mayigriphus; Miocene; Riversleigh

Indexed keywords

DASYUROMORPH; MAMMAL; MARSUPIAL; MAYIGRIPHUS; MIOCENE;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, RIVERSLEIGH;

EID: 0031472150     PISSN: 00798835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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