Illustrations to support a paper by Timothy Churchill titled, ‘Three new malleodectids from the late Oligocene and early Miocene deposits of Riversleigh.’

“Protamalleus stevewroei, Chitinodectes wessechresti and Exosmachus robinbecki provide valuable new insights into the early evolution and dietary specialisations of Malleodectidae - a bizarre extinct family of hard object-eating (including snails) marsupials from the ancient forests of northern Australia. “

Read the full article here: https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2025.2543075