Summary

The original illustration of Leadbeater's Possum, published with its 1867 description in the Annals and Magazine of Natural History, was drawn from this specimen by Arthur Bartholomew. The image was later re-worked by John James Wild as plate 91 of McCoy's Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria, published by Museum Victoria from 1878.

Specimen Details

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Bass River Valley, near Woodleigh

  • Latitude

    -38.4

  • Longitude

    145.65

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    Google Earth

  • Georeference Protocol

    estimated

  • Georeference Date

    2016-08-24T00:00:00

  • Georeference By

    Karen K. Roberts