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Diprotodon Owen 1838

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Description

MYALL CREEK DIPROTODON

DENTAL MORPHOMETRIC AND MORPHOLOGICAL

COMPARISON

There were no well-preserved dentaries or maxillae in the Myall Creek Diprotodon assemblage to allow comprehensive description or comparison with other localities. The single dentary available for study (AMF 49681) belonged to a large-form individual that is morphologically similar to large-form individuals from other assemblages examined.

Over 160 teeth were examined from the assemblage. Tooth morphology is similar to that of all other Diprotodon assemblages examined in this study, and thus does not warrant additional description. Like the Darling Downs assemblage, P 3 morphology is particularly variable in cusp, cingula and shape expression (Fig. 12). The means of cheek teeth dimensions are similar to those of corresponding teeth of other Diprotodon assemblages, and all means overlap at one standard deviation (Tables 2, 3).

Notes

Published as part of Price, Gilbert J., 2008, Taxonomy and palaeobiology of the largest-ever marsupial, Diprotodon Owen, 1838 (Diprotodontidae, Marsupialia), pp. 369-397 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 153 (2) on pages 381-382, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00387.x, http://zenodo.org/record/5447600

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Biodiversity

Collection code
AMF
Scientific name authorship
Owen
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Diprotodontia
Family
Diprotodontidae
Genus
Diprotodon
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Diprotodon Owen, 1838 sec. Price, 2008