The type specimen of Murexia longicaudata (Dasyuromorphia : Dasyuridae): an enigma

摘要

abstract_textpExamination of the skull and dentaries of the type specimen of Murexia longicaudata has led to the conclusion that the holotype is either a highly abnormal individual or that the skull and dentaries are mismatched. The dentaries may be those of a smaller individual. The matter might be resolved if genetic studies were to be carried out on both./p/abstract_text