Periotic morphology in the tricosurin possums Strigocuscus celebensis and Wyulda squamicaudata (Diprotodontia, Phalangeridae) and a revised diagnosis of the tribe Trichosurini. American Museum novitates ; no. 3414

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dc.contributor.authorCrosby, Kirsten.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNorris, Christopher A., 1966-en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-06T16:40:17Z
dc.date.available2005-10-06T16:40:17Z
dc.date.issued2003en_US
dc.description14 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 14).en_US
dc.description.abstractThe morphology of the periotic in the extant trichosurin possums Strigocuscus celebensis and Wyulda squamicaudata is described and compared with that of various species of extant and extinct phalangerid marsupials. The periotic morphologies of S. celebensis and W. squamicaudata show a number of similarities with those of brushtailed possums of the genus Trichosurus, strengthening the case for a monophyletic tribe Trichosurini consisting of these three genera. Comparisons with periotics of possums from the Tertiary Riversleigh deposits of Queensland that were previously assigned on the basis of craniodental anatomy to Trichosurus and Strigocuscus suggest that, despite some similarities, the three extant trichosurins may be more closely related to each other than to the Riversleigh taxa. A revised morphological diagnosis of the Trichosurini is provided, incorporating these data.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/2843
dc.languageengen_US
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dc.publisherNew York, NY : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates ; no. 3414en_US
dc.subject.lccQL1 .A436 no.3414 2003en_US
dc.subject.lcshStrigocuscus celebensis -- Morphology.en_US
dc.subject.lcshWyulda squamicaudata -- Morphology.en_US
dc.subject.lcshEar -- Anatomy.en_US
dc.subject.lcshTrichosurinien_US
dc.subject.lcshBrush-tailed possumsen_US
dc.subject.lcshPhalangeridae -- Phylogeny.en_US
dc.subject.lcshMarsupials, Fossil -- Australia -- Riversleigh Station Region (Qld.)en_US
dc.subject.lcshPaleontology -- Tertiary -- Australia -- Riversleigh Station Region (Qld.)en_US
dc.subject.lcshPaleontology -- Australia -- Riversleigh Station Region (Qld.)en_US
dc.subject.lcshPhalangeridae -- Australiaen_US
dc.subject.lcshPhalangeridae -- Indonesia -- Celebesen_US
dc.subject.lcshMammals, Fossil -- Australia -- Riversleigh Station Region (Qld.)en_US
dc.subject.lcshMammals -- Australiaen_US
dc.subject.lcshMammals -- Indonesia -- Celebesen_US
dc.titlePeriotic morphology in the tricosurin possums Strigocuscus celebensis and Wyulda squamicaudata (Diprotodontia, Phalangeridae) and a revised diagnosis of the tribe Trichosurini. American Museum novitates ; no. 3414en_US
dc.title.alternativePhalangerid perioticsen_US
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