Detail View: Zooarchaeology: Dasyurus maculatus (Tiger Quoll)

Identifier: 
00657
Title: 
Dasyurus maculatus (Tiger Quoll)
Creator: 
Cosgrove, Richard (author)
Creator: 
Mebberson, Megan (artist)
Subject: 
Keywords: Mammal, carnivore, Dasyurus maculatus, Tiger Quoll, irregular bone, cranial bone, cranium, maxilla
Subject: 
Archaeology
Subject: 
Skeletal anatomy
Subject: 
Zooarchaeology
Subject: 
Faunal analysis
Subject: 
Australia
Description: 
Inferior view of cranium. The premaxilla contains 4 incisors on each side (in contrast to bandicoots: 5 each side) (cf. Merrilees and Porter 1979:37). Note socket in front of canine to receive point of lower canine. Dental formula: I4, C1, P2, M4
Publisher: 
Department of Archaeology, La Trobe University
Contributor: 
Cosgrove, Richard (Course Coodinator)
Date: 
1997-02-01
Type: 
Image
Relation: 
Research set series