Maradidae: A new family of vombatomorphian marsupial from the late Oligocene of Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland

Alcheringa

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-32

  Black, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Marada arcanum; Maradidae; Marsupialia; Riversleigh; Vombatiformes; Vombatomorphia

Indexed keywords

MARSUPIAL; MORPHOLOGY; OLIGOCENE; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND; RIVERSLEIGH;

CRANIA; DIPROTODONTIDAE; METATHERIA; PALORCHESTIDAE; WYNYARDIIDAE;

EID: 34047180554     PISSN: 03115518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03115510601123601     Document Type: Article

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