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Chunia was a primitive ektopodontid, a distinctive group of Cainozoic Australian possums that may have been specialized seed-eaters. Ektopodontids, first thought to be monotremes, had short faces, large, forward-facing eyes and the most unusual and complex teeth of any marsupial.
Mar 21, 2023 · Chunia pledgei is a newly described extinct possum with unusual teeth that may have been used for crushing hard foods. It belongs to the family Ektopodontidae, which is poorly known and has no living representatives.
Chunia bucklandioides is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Hamamelidaceae. It is a tree native to Hainan and northern Vietnam . It is the sole species in genus Chunia .
UTC+5 ( PST) Chunian ( Urdu: چُونياں ), is a historic city and the capital of Chunian Tehsil of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at 30° 58' N 73° 51' E and at an elevation of 177 meters (583 feet), [1] and lies about 70 km south of Lahore, the capital of Punjab.
Feb 23, 2023 · Chunia pledgei is referred to Chunia rather than Ektopodon chiefly on the basis of the prominent transverse-linking of cristids on the lower molars, and the presence of three or more anterior and posterior cristae descending from the cusps on the upper molars.
Jan 1, 2016 · Comparisons of M1 of Chunia and Ektopodon species now allow evolutionary trends, such as increasing number of cusps on the molar lophs, and simplification of the cusps, to be discerned. Locality...
Aug 3, 2023 · Two new species of the genus Chunia, from the lower Etadunna Formation, South Australia, can be distinguished from the type species, Chunia illuminata, of the Ditjimanka Local Fauna.
