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Mr. Calaby and Mr. Marlow have added interesting comments towards establishing the identity of Prado's Australasian mammal. I am grateful to them for pointing out the claims of Phalanger.
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GEORGE, W. Early European Description of an Australian Mammal. Nature 205, 517–518 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/205517a0
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