Raemeotherium

<i>Raemeotherium</i>

Raemeotherium

Extinct genus of marsupials

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 ...

References

    • Long, J., Archer, M., Flannery, T., & Hand, S. (2002) Prehistoric mammals of Australia and New Guinea: One hundred million years of evolution. University of New South Wales Press (page 97)
    • Rich, T. H., Archer, M., and Tedford, R. H. (1978) Raemeotherium yatkolai, gen. et sp. nov., a primitive diprotodontid from the medial Miocene of South Australia. Memoirs of The National Museum of Victoria, 39: 85-91 http://biostor.org/reference/102728/page/1


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