A new pliocene tree kangaroo species (marsupialia, macropodinae) from the chinchilla local fauna, southeastern Queensland

Alcheringa

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 267-273

  Dawson, Lyndall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dendrolagini; Macropodinae; Pliocene; Tree kangaroo

Indexed keywords

MARSUPIAL; NEW SPECIES; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLIOCENE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

DENDROLAGUS; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPODINAE; MACROPUS SP.; METATHERIA;

EID: 2442682801     PISSN: 03115518     EISSN: 17520754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03115510408619284     Document Type: Article

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