COMMON WOMBAT
Vombatus ursinus
   
PAGE INDEX
1. Lateral view
2. Skull & jaw displayed
3. Details
Remarkably similar in structure to the Coypu and Beaver.

1.Wombat skull, lateral view.
2.Skull & jaw displayed.

Details of Specimens Illustrated

Image 1
Wombat Vombatus ursinus
Collection ref. - 93.009
Measurements
Condylobasal length170mm Zygomatic width132mm

Latin Name : Vombatus - latinised version of its Australian name,ursinus "like a bear"

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