†Perameles bowensis Muirhead et al. 1997 (long-nosed bandicoot)
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Mammalia - Peramelemorphia - Peramelidae
Belongs to Perameles according to K. J. Travouillon et al. 2017
See also Dawson et al. 1999 and Schwartz 2006
Sister taxa: Perameles allinghamensis, Perameles bougainville, Perameles eremiana, Perameles gunnii, Perameles nasuta, Perameles sobbei, Perameles wilkinsonorum
Type specimen: AMF98809, a tooth (upper right M3)
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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