A second species of the possum Durudawiri (Marsupialia: Miralinidae) from the early Miocene of Riversleigh,northwestern Queensland |
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| Authors: | Kirsten Crosby |
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| Affiliation: | Vertebrate Palaeontology Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences , University of New South Wales , Sydney, 2052 |
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| Abstract: | Durudawiri anfractus sp. nov. (Marsupialia: Miralinidae) is described from Riversleigh. This, the second described species of the genus, is very similar in morphology to, but much larger than, D. inusitatus. Durudawiri anfractus and D. inusitatus are found at similar sites, all early Miocene. The Miralinidae remains one of the most time-restricted families of marsupial, being found so far in only the late Oligocene and early Miocene. |
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| Keywords: | Miralinidae Durudawiri anfractus Miocene Riversleigh |
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