The mammalian fauna of Madura Cave, Western Australia Part VII Macropodinae: Sthenurinae, Macropodinae, with a review of the marsupial portion of the fauna

Title Variants

Alternative: Madura Cave. Part VII

Related Titles

Series: Fieldiana, Geology, new ser., no. 17

Series: Publication (Field Museum of Natural History), 1399

By

Lundelius, Ernest L., 1927-

Turnbull, William D. (William D.) 1922-2011 , joint author
Field Museum of Natural History.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Chicago, Field Museum of Natural History, 1989

Notes

"Published March 31, 1989."

"Accepted March 11, 1987."

The Sthenurinae and Macropodinae from Madura Cave consist of Sthenurus (Simosthenurus) near S. oreas and S. gilli, Lagorchestes hirsutus, Lagostrophus fasciatus, Onychogalea lunata, Protemnodon near P. brehus and P. roechus, Petrogale sp., Macropus fuliginosus, Macropus titan, and Macropus robustus. with the exception of Macropus robustus and M. fuliginosus, which occur only in Units 2-7, all the extant species are found in all units of the deposit. -- The marsupial fauna from the Pleistocene Units 2-7 is more diverse than that of the Holocene Unit 1, and contains species that are found today in more mesic areas to the east and est of the Nullarbor Plain. These Pleistocene units also contain numerous disharmonious pairs of species that indicate a more equable climate than that of the present. The assemblage from Unit 1 more closely approximates the present fauna of the region, but retains a few taxa now found to the east and west.

Fieldiana series has been published as Geological Series by Field Columbian Museum (1895-1909) and Field Museum of Natural History (1909-1943), and as Fieldiana: Geology by Chicago Natural History Museum (1945-1966) and Field Museum of Natural History (1966-).

Subjects

Australia , Holocene , Kangaroos , Madura Cave , Paleontology , Pleistocene

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.3384
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/88082134
OCLC: 19542014