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MARSUPIAL MOLE (Notoryctes typhlops) , the "Ur-quamata" of the natives, an aberrant polyprotodont from central South
family (Notoryctidae). This is a small burrowing animal, of a pale
with long silky hair , a hornyshield on the nose, and a stumpy leathery tail. The feet are five-toed, and the third and fourth toes of the front pair armed with enor- mous claws adapted for digging. Neither ear-conches nor eyes are visible externally. There are but three pairs of incisor teeth in each jaw, and the upper molafs are tricuspid. This animal spends most of its time burrowing in the sand in search
insects
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