This is a model from CT scans of Propalorchestes novaculacephalus (QVM2000GFV459 from the collections of the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston) from the middle Miocene Camfield Beds, Australia. The cranium represents the most complete skull of the genus found to date. The detailed preservation of the previously unknown rostral anatomy supports the hypothesis that Propalorchestes possessed Palorchestes-like retracted nasal morphology. Furthermore, it reveals the advanced stage of evolution of the specialized retracted nasal structure attained within the lineage by the early to middle Miocene.
Reference:
Trusler, PW and Sharp, AC (2016) Description of new cranial material of Propalorchestes, (Marsupialia: Palorchestidae) from the Middle Miocene Camfield Beds, Northern Territory, Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 74: 291-324. https://museumsvictoria.com.au/collections-research/journals/memoirs-of-museum-victoria/volume-74-2016/pages-291-324/
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