Marsupials and their fossil relatives, which collectively comprise Metatheria, have been of
scientific interest for centuries, with many aspects of their evolution and systematics subject …

The current literature on marsupial phylogenetics includes numerous studies based on
analyses of morphological data with limited sampling of Recent and fossil taxa, and many …

Bandicoots and bilbies (Marsupialia: Peramelemorphia) represent the dominant omnivorous
clade of Australasian marsupials and, as ground-dwelling, small-to medium-sized mammals …

The phylogenetic relationships of bandicoots and bilbies have been somewhat problematic,
with conflicting results between morphological work and molecular data. This conflict makes …

Abstract Background The order Dasyuromorphia is a diverse radiation of faunivorous
marsupials, comprising> 80 modern species in Australia and New Guinea. It includes …

The ontogeny of the skull has been studied in several marsupial groups such as didelphids,
microbiotheriids, and dasyurids. Here, we describe and compare the post-weaning …

Peramelemorphians (bandicoots and bilbies) are unique among mammals in having the
shortest gestation period. Very little is known about their evolutionary history primarily …

The living Australasian marsupials are a highly diverse group, comprising four orders: the
Dasyuromorphia, Notoryctemorphia, Peramelemorphia, and Diprotodontia. Collectively …

The oldest fossils referable to the marsupial order Peramelemorphia (which includes
modern bandicoots and bilbies) stratigraphically date from the upper Oligocene of Australia …

A new early Eocene, small-sized metatherian from the Itaboraí fauna is described. The new
taxon is recognized on the basis of an incomplete dentary recovered from fissure fillings in …