Table 1 Measurements (mm) of QM F57925, left maxillary fragment of Malleodectes mirabilis from AL90 Site.

From: A new family of bizarre durophagous carnivorous marsupials from Miocene deposits in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area, northwestern Queensland

Tooth

dP3

P3

M1

M2

M3 *

Max length

4.51

6.65

5.03

4.63

~4.68

Max width

4.30

5.38

4.61

4.62

>4.55

  1. *Measurements for M3 are based on estimates of minimal size determined on the basis of the alveoli for this tooth.
  2. Length C1 to post. edge of M3 alveolus: 26.23 mm; length P1 to M2, 20.54 mm.
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