Mammal type specimens in the Macleay Collections, University of Sydney
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Parnaby, Harry
Mammalogy, Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, 1 William St, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia.
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Gill, Anthony C.
0000-0002-8990-3657
Macleay Collections, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University Avenue, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. Anthony. c. gill @ sydney. edu. au; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8990 - 3657 & Ichthyology, Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, 1 William Street, Sydney, NSW 2010.
nthony.c.gill@sydney.edu.au
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-05-25
4975
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TABLE 3. Selected body dimensions (measured in inches) of MAMU M.474 and M.475, possible syntypes of Perameles moresbyensis Ramsay, 1877a [= Isoodon macrourus moresbyensis] with those of the original description. A we measured tail length in two ways because Ramsay did not specify his method. B distal portion of tail missing.| Measurement fide Ramsay | Inches Ramsay (1877a) | M.475 ♀ | M.474 ♂ |
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| Tip of nose to anterior margin of eye | 1.7 (43.2 mm) | c. 1.6 (40.6 mm) | 2 (50.8 mm) |
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| Tip of nose to anterior base of ear | 2.9 (73.7 mm) | c. 2.9 (73.7 mm) | |
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| Tip of nose to tip of tail (linear) A | 16.5 (41.9 cm) | 15 1/8 (38.4 cm) B | |
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| Tip of nose to tip of tail (along dorsal body contour) A | - | 15.5 (39.4 cm) B | c. 18 (45.7 cm) |
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| Tail | 5.0 (127.0 mm) | > 3.5 (> 88.9 mm) B | c. 6 (152.4 mm) |
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| Fore foot and nails | 1.3 (33.0 mm) | c. 1.3 (33.0 mm) | |
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| Fore foot, last joint of longest toe and nail | 0.8 (20.3 mm) | c. 0.8 (20.3 mm) | |
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| Hind foot and nails from heel | 2.5 (63.5 mm) | c. 2.5 (63.5 mm) | c. 3 (76.2 mm) |
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| Hind foot, last joint longest toe and nail | 1.1 (27.9 mm) | c. 1.1 (27.9 mm) | |
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