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Fred photographed a small skeleton of a small mammal. The jaw-bone was 12-15 mm.

He noticed the jaw-bone first and didn't disturb anything.

 

In the York/Beverley, Western Australia area.

 

Any ideas anyone.

Ningaui or Dunnart?

 

Pictures of Australian mammal heads here

 

 

2 February 2014 Looks like it is very likely a nocturnal marsupial mouse called Gilbert's Dunnart or Sminthopsis gilberti Thanks for your help Andy Williams DPaW and records from ALA

 

Picture of another Dunnart species here.

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