last collected in 1908 at Margaret River, West Australia
482mm non-burrowing marsh marsupial herbivore endemic to southwestern Australia
specimen in London
disappeared after introduction of cat; also hunted by aborigine fire drives
References:
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old World QL707.H37 1945 p.88
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.112
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