A new fossil genus of forest wallaby (marsupialia, macropodinae) and a review of protemnodon from eastern Australia and New Guinea

Alcheringa

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 275-290

  Dawson, Lyndall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dorcopsis; Forest wallaby; Macropodinae; Palaeoecology; Pliocene; Protemnodon

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MARSUPIAL; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; PALEOECOLOGY; PLIOCENE;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EURASIA; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; NEW GUINEA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

DORCOPSIS; DORCOPSULUS; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPODINAE; METATHERIA;

EID: 2442697617     PISSN: 03115518     EISSN: 17520754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03115510408619285     Document Type: Article

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