Djarthia

Djarthia Temporal range: Early Eocene
Isolated petrosals of Djarthia murgonensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Superorder:	Australidelphia
Genus:	†Djarthia
Species:	†D. murgonensis
Binomial name
Djarthia murgonensis

Comparison of isolated tarsals of Djarthia murgonensis with an extant australidelphian marsupial and an extant non-australidelphian (‘ameridelphian’) marsupial

Djarthia is an extinct genus of marsupial. It is the oldest marsupial found in Australia, discovered at the Murgon fossil site in south-eastern Queensland. Skeletal materal described include molar, incomplete cochlear and tarsal bone either complete or in fragmented state of preservation.^[1]

References

1. ^ Beck, Robin M. D.; Godthelp, Henk; Weisbecker, Vera; Archer, Michael; Hand, Suzanne J. (2008-03-26). "Australia's Oldest Marsupial Fossils and their Biogeographical Implications". PLoS ONE (Public Library of Science) 3 (3): e1858. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001858. PMC 2267999. PMID 18365013. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2267999. Retrieved 2010-08-01.