Nototherium mitchelli (Owen, 1845a)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Nototherium Mitchelii (Owen, 1845a); Nototherium inerme Owen, 1845b; Nototherium victoriae Owen, 1872
Possibly a synonym of Zygomaturus trilobus.
Conservation Status
Extinct or invalid
Last record: Late Pleistocene
Distribution
Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Owen, Richard. (1845a). Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of the fossil organic remains of Mammalia and Aves contained in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. London, Richard and John E. Taylor, viii, 391 pp., 10 pIs.
Other references:
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