Raemeotherium
Extinct genus of marsupials / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Quick Facts Raemeotherium Temporal range: Oligocene, Scientific classification ...
Raemeotherium Temporal range: Oligocene | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Family: | †Diprotodontidae |
Subfamily: | †Zygomaturinae |
Genus: | †Raemeotherium Rich et al., 1978 |
Species: | †R. yatkolai |
Binomial name | |
†Raemeotherium yatkolai Rich et al., 1978 | |
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