Bettongia ogilbyi odontoploica Newman-Martin, Travouillon & Warburton, 2025:45
Bernier bettong (proposed), Folded-tooth bettong (proposed)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct (Newman-Martin et al., 2025)
Last record: subfossil (Newman-Martin et al., 2025:46)
"The taxon is only known from a single subfossil skull."
(Newman-Martin et al., 2025:46)
Distribution & Habitat
Bernier Island off Shark Bay, Western Australia, Australia
Type locality: "Bernier Island, Shark Bay, Western Australia, Australia" (Newman-Martin et al., 2025:45)
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: WAM M17383 ("undetermined juvenile, skull with dentaries, and various vertebrae") (Newman-Martin et al., 2025:45)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Newman-Martin, Jake, Travouillon, Kenny J., Warburton, Natalie, Barham, Milo and Blyth, Alison J. (2025). A taxonomic revision of the Bettongia penicillata (Diprotodontia: Potoroidae) species complex and description of the subfossil species Bettongia haoucharae sp. nov. Zootaxa 5690(1): 1-69. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5690.1.1