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Integrative taxonomic investigation of Petaurus breviceps (Marsupialia: Petauridae) reveals three distinct species

open access: yes, 2020
The Australian sugar glider, Petaurus breviceps s.l., is widely distributed across eastern and northern Australia. Examination of historical and contemporary collections of Petaurus specimens and phylogenetic analyses have revealed considerable taxonomic
T. Cremona   +5 more
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UNA NUEVA ESPECIE DE LUTREOLINA THOMAS, 1910 (MARSUPIALIA, DIDELPHIDAE) DEL PLEISTOCENO TEMPRANO DE LA PAMPA AUSTRAL (PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA)

open access: yesPublicación Electrónica de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina, 2023
Se describe a Lutreolina tonnii sp. nov. (Mammalia, Metatheria, Marsupialia, Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) procedente de niveles del Pleistoceno Temprano (o Temprano–Medio) de las barrancas costeras de los alrededores de Necochea, Provincia de Buenos ...
Francisco J. Goin, Martín de los Reyes
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On the development of the chondrocranium and the histological anatomy of the head in perinatal stages of marsupial mammals [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
An overview of the literature on the chondrocranium of marsupial mammals reveals a relative conservatism in shape and structures. We document the histological cranial anatomy of individuals representing Monodelphis domestica, Dromiciops gliroides ...
Forasiepi, Analia Marta   +1 more
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Foraging activity by the southern brown bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus) as a mechanism for soil turnover [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Mammals that forage for food by biopedturbation can alter the biotic and abiotic characteristics of their habitat, influencing ecosystem structure and function.
Anderson, H.   +3 more
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Locomotion in extinct giant kangaroos: were sthenurines hop-less monsters? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The extinct \u27sthenurine\u27 family of giant Kangaroos, up to three times larger than living Kangaroos, were able to walk on two feet, according to new research. Abstract Sthenurine kangaroos (Marsupialia, Diprotodontia, Macropodoidea) were an extinct
Borja Figueirido   +2 more
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Expansion of CORE-SINEs in the genome of the Tasmanian devil [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background: The genome of the carnivorous marsupial, the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii, Order: Dasyuromorphia), was sequenced in the hopes of finding a cure for or gaining a better understanding of the contagious devil facial tumor disease that ...
Hallström, Björn M.   +4 more
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Interrelationships of Polydolopidae (Mammalia: Marsupialia) from South America and Antarctica

open access: yes, 2020
Polydolopidae is a family of Palaeogene marsupials recorded from outcrops in southern South America and the Antarctic Peninsula. They are mostly represented by skull fragments or maxillary, dentary and molar remains. A taxonomic and systematic revision
L. Chornogubsky
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Biostratigraphic reassignment of the neogene Caenolestines (Marsupialia) of the pampean region: the case of Pliolestes Tripotamicus Reig, 1955 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
La reinterpretación estratigráfica de un sitio paleontológico controvertido, como las barrancas del río Quequén Salado, permitió ajustar el biocrón del marsupial cenolestino Pliolestes tripotamicus Reig.
Beilinson, Elisa   +4 more
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Análisis cladístico, paleoecología y extinción de la subfamilia Pichipilinae (Marsupialia, Caenolestidae)

open access: yesEstudios Geologicos, 1997
La subfamilia Pichipilinae es un grupo monofilético que comprende tres géneros y seis especies de pequeños marsupiales extinguidos, que habitaron el extremo austral de América del Sur desde la «Edad-mamífero» Colhuehuapense (Mioceno temprano) hasta la ...
E. Ortiz Jaureguizar
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A new protodidelphid (Mammalia, Marsupialia, Didelphimorphia) from the Itaboraí Basin and its implications for the evolution of the Protodidelphidae.

open access: yesAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2019
The Protodidelphidae was a group of marsupials that lived in Gondwana from the early to middle Eocene. Among South American faunas, the Itaboraí Basin calls attention by the presence of four genera and six species.
L. M. Carneiro
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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