The type specimen of Murexia longicaudata (Dasyuromorphia : Dasyuridae): an enigma
P. A. Woolley
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Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Vic. 3086, Australia. Email: p.woolley@latrobe.edu.au
Australian Mammalogy 42(3) 359-360 https://doi.org/10.1071/AM19054
Submitted: 29 August 2019 Accepted: 8 October 2019 Published: 25 October 2019
Abstract
Examination of the skull and dentaries of the type specimen of Murexia longicaudata has led to the conclusion that the holotype is either a highly abnormal individual or that the skull and dentaries are mismatched. The dentaries may be those of a smaller individual. The matter might be resolved if genetic studies were to be carried out on both.
Additional keywords: canines, dental abnormalities, dentaries, incisor teeth.
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