Bone Cave (Pleistocene of Australia)

Also known as Wellington Caves

Where: New South Wales, Australia (32.6° S, 148.9° E: paleocoordinates 33.3° S, 148.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• post-Tertiary

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: L. Dawson. 1985. Marsupial fossils from Wellington Caves, New South Wales; the historic and scientific significance of the collections in the Australian Museum, Sydney. Records of the Australian Museum 37(2):55-69 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 96019: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 06.05.2010, edited by Nicholas Visalden and Albert Garcia Selles

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Diarcodon parvus, Largochestes leporoides
Mammalia
 Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae
Phascogale sp., Antechinus cf. flavipes, Sarcophilus laniarius, Dasyurus cf. viverinus, Dasyurus cf. maculatus, Sminthopsis cf. murina
Phascogale sp. Temminck 1824 phascogale
Antechinus cf. flavipes Waterhouse 1838 Yellow-footed antechinus
or A. stuartii
Sarcophilus laniarius Owen 1838 Tasmanian devil
Dasyurus cf. viverinus quoll
or D. geoffroi
Dasyurus cf. maculatus Kerr 1792 tiger quoll
Sminthopsis cf. murina Waterhouse 1837 Slender-tailed dunnart
 Dasyuromorphia - Thylacinidae
Thylacinidae indet.
Thylacinidae indet. Bonaparte 1838 thylacine
 Diprotodontia - Macropodidae
Macropodinae indet., Macropus wellingtonensis n. sp., Macropus rankeni n. sp., Macropus sp., Petrogale cf. penicillata, "Macropus robustus" = Macropus (Osphranter) robustus, "Macropus agilis" = Macropus (Notamacropus) agilis, "Sthenurus (Sthenurus) atlas" = Macropus atlas, Protemnodon brehus, Protemnodon anak
Macropodinae indet. Gray 1821 kangaroo
Macropus wellingtonensis n. sp. kangaroo
no differential diagnosis is given for the new species
Macropus rankeni n. sp. kangaroo
no differential diagnosis is given for the new species
Macropus sp. Shaw 1790 kangaroo
sp. I, II,
Petrogale cf. penicillata Gray 1827 Brush-tailed rock-wallaby
"Macropus robustus" = Macropus (Osphranter) robustus Gould 1841 eastern wallaroo
subspecies altus
"Macropus agilis" = Macropus (Notamacropus) agilis Gould 1842 agile wallaby
subspecies siva
"Sthenurus (Sthenurus) atlas" = Macropus atlas Owen 1838 kangaroo
Protemnodon brehus Owen 1874 kangaroo
Protemnodon anak Owen 1874 kangaroo
 Diprotodontia - Potoroidae
Aepyprymnus rufescens
Aepyprymnus rufescens Gray 1837 rufous rat-kangaroo
 Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae
Trichosurus cf. vulpecula
Trichosurus cf. vulpecula Kerr 1792 common brushtail possum
 Diprotodontia -
Propleopus sp., Simosthenurus brachyselenis2, Simosthenurus pales2, Troposodon minor, Procoptodon rapha, Sthenurus (Simosthenurus) oreas
Propleopus sp. Longman 1924 diprotodont marsupial
Simosthenurus brachyselenis2 Prideaux and Wells 1997 short-faced kangaroo
Simosthenurus pales2 De Vis 1895 short-faced kangaroo
Troposodon minor Owen 1877 short-faced kangaroo
Procoptodon rapha Owen 1874 short-faced kangaroo
Sthenurus (Simosthenurus) oreas short-faced kangaroo
 Diprotodontia - Thylacoleonidae
Thylacoleo carnifex
Thylacoleo carnifex Owen 1859 diprotodont marsupial
 Diprotodontia - Diprotodontidae
Zygomaturus trilobus, Diprotodon optatum
Zygomaturus trilobus Macleay 1857 diprotodont marsupial
Diprotodon optatum Owen 1838 diprotodont marsupial
 Diprotodontia - Palorchestidae
Palorchestes azeal
Palorchestes azeal diprotodont marsupial
 Diprotodontia - Vombatidae
Vombatidae indet., Vombatus ursinus, Phascolomys menidus1
Vombatidae indet. Burnett 1829 wombat
genus indet. sp. medius
Vombatus ursinus Shaw 1800 common wombat
subspecies mitchellii
 Peramelemorphia - Peramelidae
Perameles cf. nasuta, Isoodon cf. obesulus
Perameles cf. nasuta Geoffroy 1804 long-nosed bandicoot
Isoodon cf. obesulus Shaw 1797 short-nosed bandicoot
1Dawson 1983; 2Prideaux 2004