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Marsupials Division
Marsupials are an infraclass of mammals, characterized by a distinctive pouch
(called the marsupium), in which females carry their young through early
infancy.
Infraclass:
Marsupialia
Order:
Didelphimorphia
Family:
Didelphidae
Subfamily:
Didelphinae
Genus:
Didelphis
Image Code F2725 |
Catalogue No.: F2725
Description:
Opossum Skull, Didelphis virginiana.
Modern.
Size: 110 X 60mm. |
Order:
Dasyuromorphia
Family:
Myrmecobiidae
Genus:
Myrmecobius
Image Code FR519 |
Catalogue No.: FR519
Description:
Numbat Skull, Myrmecobius fasciatus.
Marsupialia.
Single Species. Termite diet. Eucalyptus forest and desert of lower
Western Australia. VAP Replica R S368.
Size: 60 X 34mm. |
Family:
Dasyuridae
Genus:
Sarcophilus
Image Code FR575 |
Catalogue No.: FR575
Description:
Tasmanian Devil skull. Sarcophilus
harrisii. Found only on the island of Tasmania, this compact marsupial
(related to the Kangaroo & Opossum) resembles a large rat or a small bear. The Tasmanian Devil is a natural
scavenger, feeding on carrion, small livestock and the poisonous Black Tiger
Snake. Though equipped with bone crushing molars and a muscular physique,
their reputed vicious temper, as popularized by Warner Bros. cartoons is
probably exaggerated. Bone Clones.
Size: 100 X 95mm. |
Family:
Thylacinidae
Genus:
Thylacinus
Image Code FR619 |
Catalogue No.: FR619
Description:
Tasmanian Wolf. Thylacinus
cynocephalus. The largest carnivorous marsupial of recent times. Now
considered extinct, was last observed, circa 1936, in a Tasmanian rain
forest. Noted for the remarkable gape of its jaw, this relative of the
kangaroo and Opossum resembled a small wolf. Measuring up to 50" long with
a 25" tail, this marsupial had a crescent-shaped pouch which held a litter
of two to four. Bone Clones.
Size: 200 X 120mm. |
Order:
Diprotodontia
Family:
Phalangeridae
Genus:
Trichosurus
Image Code F2750 |
Catalogue No.: F2750
Description:
Brushtail Possum Skull,
Trichosurus
vulpecula. Skulls Unlimited.
Size: 90 X 50mm. |
Suborder:
Vombatiformes
Family:
Vombatidae
Image Code FR383 |
Catalogue No.: FR383
Description: Wombat skull.
Size: 180 X 120mm. |
Family:
Diprotodontidae
Genus:
Diprotodon
Image Code FR736 |
Catalogue No.: FR736
Description: Diprotodon Tooth. A Giant relative of
the wombat from Pleistocene Australia. VAP Replica T15.
Size: 127 X 39mm. |
Family:
Phascolarctidae
Genus:
Phascolarctos
Image Code FR586 |
Catalogue No.: FR586
Description:
Koala Skull.
Phascolarctus cinereus.
A marsupial from Australia, the Koala only
eats leaves from specific types of eucalyptus trees. The earliest known
member of this family dates back nearly 15 million years ago.
Size: 160 X 95mm. |
Family:
Macropodidae
Genus:
Macropus
Image Code F2686 |
Catalogue No.: F2686
Description:
Redneck Wallaby, Macropus rufogriseus.
Modern. Australia. Skulls
Unlimited.
Size: 130 X 70mm. |
Image Code F2704 |
Catalogue No.: F2704
Description:
Marsupialia, Macropodidae. Redneck
Wallaby, Macropus sp. Modern.
Australia.
Size: 150 X 70mm. |
Image Code F3962 |
Catalogue No.: F3962
Description:
Marsupial. Macropod skull.
Size: 181 X 95mm. |
Image Code F3964 |
Catalogue No.: F3964
Description:
Marsupial. Macropod skull.
Size: 163 X 78mm. |
Image Code F3966 |
Catalogue No.: F3966
Description:
Marsupial. Macropod skull.
Size: 190 X 85mm. |
Order:
Peramelemorphia
Family:
Peramelidae
Subfamily:
Peramelinae
Genus: Isoodon
Image Code FR139 |
Catalogue No.: FR139
Description:
Short-Nosed Bandicoot Skull, Isodon
macyourus. Permalidae. South New Guinea, adjacent Australia. California Academy of
Sciences specimen. VAP Replica CA DJL0011.
Size: L70mm. |
Order:
Diprotodontia
Family:
Potoroidae
Subfamily:
Potoroinae
Genus: Potorous
Image Code FR140 |
Catalogue No.: FR140
Description:
Potoroo Skull, Long Nosed. CA 21545.
The Long-nosed Potoroo (Potorous tridactylus) is a
species of Australian potoroo. Also known as the "rat
kangaroo".
Size: L80mm. |
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