. The Australian Museum magazine. Natural history. Skull of a Wombat (upper figure) and a Beaver (lower figure) showing similar structure and arrangement of their teeth. Photo.^G. C. Clutton. example, was classed with the jerboa, the wombat with the beaver, for that seemed to them to be a natural classifica- tion. Closer examination revealed, how- ever, that, in spite of the great diversity displayed by the marsupial?, they all be- long to a single great group with identi-. Skull of a Tasmanian wolf (left) and a European wolf (risht) showing general simUarity in their teeth; the former can be
. The Australian Museum magazine. Natural history. Skull of a Wombat (upper figure) and a Beaver (lower figure) showing similar structure and arrangement of their teeth. Photo.^G. C. Clutton. example, was classed with the jerboa, the wombat with the beaver, for that seemed to them to be a natural classifica- tion. Closer examination revealed, how- ever, that, in spite of the great diversity displayed by the marsupial?, they all be- long to a single great group with identi-. Skull of a Tasmanian wolf (left) and a European wolf (risht) showing general simUarity in their teeth; the former can be recognised as marsupial by the two perforations in the palate. rhoto.—<j. C. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Australian Museum; Australian Museum. Sydney, Australian Museum
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