Oligocene marsupials of the Geilston Bay local fauna, Tasmania. American Museum novitates ; no. 3244

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dc.contributor.authorTedford, Richard H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKemp, Noel R.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-06T16:52:35Z
dc.date.available2005-10-06T16:52:35Z
dc.date.issued1998en_US
dc.description22 p. : ill., 1 map ; 26 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 20-22).en_US
dc.description.abstract"Fragmentary remains of marsupials from the later Oligocene travertine deposits of Geilston Bay, River Derwent estuary, near Hobart, Tasmania, appear to represent elements of a temperate rainforest fauna then at about 50S latitude. These deposits are capped by alkali basalt that yielded a whole-rock age of 23.0 0.5 Ma, a minimum age for the Geilston Travertine. Identified taxa include a dasyurid, two petauroids, and a burramyid, all belonging to scansorial and arboreal groups having important representation in present-day forested environments. Only the petauroids are complete enough for phylogenetic analysis and both are more primitive than other known members of that superfamily. Their presence indicates a pre-Oligocene time of differentiation of the Diprotodontia in accordance with molecular and paleontological interpretations"--P. [1].en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/3173
dc.languageengen_US
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dc.publisherNew York, NY : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates ; no. 3244en_US
dc.subject.lccQL1 .A436 no.3244, 1998en_US
dc.subject.lcshMarsupials, Fossil -- Australia -- Hobart Region (Tas.)en_US
dc.subject.lcshMammals, Fossil -- Australia -- Hobart Region (Tas.)en_US
dc.subject.lcshPaleontology -- Oligocene -- Australia -- Hobart Region (Tas.)en_US
dc.subject.lcshPaleontology -- Australia -- Hobart Region (Tas.)en_US
dc.titleOligocene marsupials of the Geilston Bay local fauna, Tasmania. American Museum novitates ; no. 3244en_US
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