The extraordinary osteology and functional morphology of the limbs in Palorchestidae, a family of strange extinct marsupial giants.

The Palorchestidae are a family of marsupial megafauna occurring across the eastern Australian continent from the late Oligocene through to their extinction in the Late Pleistocene. The group is known for their odd 'tapir-like' crania and distinctive clawed forelimbs, but their appendicula...

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Main Authors: Hazel L Richards, Rod T Wells, Alistair R Evans, Erich M G Fitzgerald, Justin W Adams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221824