Detail View: Zooarchaeology: Trichosurus vulpecula (Brush-tailed possum)
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Identifier:
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00623
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Title:
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Trichosurus vulpecula (Brush-tailed possum)
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Creator:
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Cosgrove, Richard (author)
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Creator:
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Mebberson, Megan (artist)
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Subject:
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Keywords: Mammal, herbivore, Trichosurus vulpecula, Brush-tailed possum, irregular bone, cranial bone, cranium, maxilla
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Subject:
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Archaeology
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Subject:
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Skeletal anatomy
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Subject:
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Zooarchaeology
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Subject:
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Faunal analysis
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Subject:
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Australia
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Description:
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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,
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Publisher:
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Department of Archaeology, La Trobe University
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Contributor:
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Cosgrove, Richard (Course Coodinator)
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Date:
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1997-02-01
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Type:
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Image
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Relation:
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Research set series
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