COLLECTION NAME:
Zooarchaeology
Record
Identifier:
00623
Title:
Trichosurus vulpecula (Brush-tailed possum)
Creator:
Cosgrove, Richard (author)
Creator:
Mebberson, Megan (artist)
Subject:
Keywords: Mammal, herbivore, Trichosurus vulpecula, Brush-tailed possum, irregular bone, cranial bone, cranium, maxilla
Subject:
Archaeology
Subject:
Skeletal anatomy
Subject:
Zooarchaeology
Subject:
Faunal analysis
Subject:
Australia
Description:
Inferior view of cranium. Damage has enlarged the palatal vacuities between the rows of molars. Molars 2, 3 and 4 are rectangular in plan; molar 5 is triangular. (cf.Merrilees and Porter 1979:48). Note that incisors are very worn. Dental formula I3, C1,
Publisher:
Department of Archaeology, La Trobe University
Contributor:
Cosgrove, Richard (Course Coodinator)
Date:
1997-02-01
Type:
Image
Relation:
Research set series
Trichosurus vulpecula (Brush-tailed possum)
