Raemeotherium
| Raemeotherium Temporal range: Oligocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Suborder: | Vombatiformes |
| Family: | † Diprotodontidae |
| Subfamily: | † Zygomaturinae |
| Genus: | † Raemeotherium |
| Species: | † R. yatkolai Rich et al., 1978 |
Raemeotherium is an extinct genus of diprotodont marsupial from the late Oligocene Namba Formation of South Australia. It was much smaller than other diprotodonts, approximately the size of a lamb, and comparatively gracile. It is usually placed within the Zygomaturinae, but because the upper third premolar is unknown doubt remains about its affinities.
References
- Long, J., Archer, M., Flannery, T., & Hand, S. (2002) Prehistoric mammals of Australia and New Guinea: One hundred million years of evolution. University of New South Wales Press (page 97)
- Rich, T. H., Archer, M., and Tedford, R. H. (1978) Raemeotherium yatkolai, gen. et sp. nov., a primitive diprotodontid from the medial Miocene of South Australia. Memoirs of The National Museum of Victoria, 39: 85-91 http://biostor.org/reference/102728/page/1
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