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Description: Isolated petrosals of Djarthia murgonensis. Specimens are illustrated by scanning electron micrographs of the cerebellar (A, E and I), tympanic (B, F and J), and squamosal (C, G and K) faces, and by coronal CT images (D, H and L). Scale bar, 2 mm. ctpp, caudal tympanic process of the petrosal; hf, hiatus fallopii; pc, prootic canal; rtpp, rostral tympanic process of the petrosal; smn, stylomastoid notch; Specimens illustrated (Queensland Museum palaeontology collection): A–D, QM F36393 (a right petrosal); E–H, QM F36397 (a left petrosal); I–L QM F32322 (a right petrosal).
Title: Djarthia murgonensis
Credit: Beck RMD, Godthelp H, Weisbecker V, Archer M, Hand SJ (2008) Australia's Oldest Marsupial Fossils and their Biogeographical Implications. PLoS ONE 3(3): e1858. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001858
Author: Robin M. D. Beck, Henk Godthelp, Vera Weisbecker, Michael Archer, Suzanne J. Hand
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