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  • Dasyurus sp. (Quoll) left maxilla

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    By izak_

    Taxonomy

    Quoll

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Mammalia
    Order: Dasyuromorphia
    Family: Dasyuridae
    Genus: Dasyurus
    Species: Dasyurus sp.
    Author Citation É. Geoffroy, 1796

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Cenozoic
    Period: Quaternary
    Epoch: Pleistocene

    Provenance

    Collector: Izak Schoon
    Date Collected: 06/14/2018
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Dimensions

    Length: 3 mm
    Width: 1.5 mm
    Height: 2.5 mm
    Thickness: 1.5 mm

    Location

    Tambar Springs
    New South Wales
    Australia

    Comments

    Could belong to either Dasyurus viverrinus (Eastern Quoll), D. maculatus (Tiger Quoll) or D. geoffroii (Western Quoll).

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    Innocentx

    Very nice. Is this animal extinct or still with us?

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    izak_
    5 hours ago, Innocentx said:

    Very nice. Is this animal extinct or still with us?

    Thanks! There are still a few species throughout Australia and New Guinea :) 

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    izak_

    Yeah they're awesome animals. 

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    Innocentx

    Incredibly cute little guy.:)

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    izak_
    17 hours ago, Innocentx said:

    Incredibly cute little guy.:)

    Sometimes :P 

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