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Djarthia murgonensis

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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 material described include a molar, incomplete cochlear and tarsal bone either complete or in fragmented state of preservation.
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