Seton Rock Shelter (Pleistocene of Australia)

Where: South Australia, Australia (36.0° S, 137.1° E: paleocoordinates 36.0° S, 137.1° E)

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: J. H. Hope, R. J. Lampert, E. Edmondson, M. J. Smith, and G. F. Van Tets. 1977. Late Pleistocene Faunal Remains from Seton Rock Shelter, Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Journal of Biogeography 4(4):363-385 [M. Uhen/A. Graur/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 181314: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Alex Graur on 06.09.2016

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Rodentia -
Pseudomys occidentalis Australian mouse
Pseudomys australis Australian mouse
 Rodentia - Muridae
Rattus fuscipes rat
subspecies name:greyi
Mastacomys fuscus broad-toothed rat
 Diprotodontia - Vombatidae
Lasiorhinus latifrons Owen 1845 southern hairy-nosed wombat
 Diprotodontia - Potoroidae
Potorous platyops Gould 1844 potoroo
Bettongia penicillata Gray 1837 brush-tailed bettong
Bettongia lesueur Quoy and Gaimard 1824 bettong
 Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae
Trichosurus vulpecula Kerr 1792 common brushtail possum
 Diprotodontia - Burramyidae
Cercartetus lepidus Thomas 1888 Tasmanian pygmy possum
 Diprotodontia - Macropodidae
Megaleia rufa kangaroo
Macropus fuliginosus Desmarest 1817 western grey kangaroo
"Macropus greyi" = Macropus (Notamacropus) greyi Waterhouse 1846 toolache wallaby
Macropus rufogriseus Desmarest 1817 kangaroo
 Diprotodontia -
Sthenurus gilli short-faced kangaroo
 Peramelemorphia - Peramelidae
Isoodon obesulus Shaw 1797 short-nosed bandicoot
Perameles indet. Geoffroy 1804 long-nosed bandicoot
Perameles bougainville Quoy and Gaimard 1824 long-nosed bandicoot
 Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae
Antechinus flavipes Waterhouse 1838 Yellow-footed antechinus
Sminthopsis spp. Thomas 1887 dunnart
Sarcophilus harisii Tasmanian devil
Dasyurus geoffroii Gould 1840 Western quoll
Dasyurus maculatus Kerr 1792 tiger quoll
Reptilia
 Squamata - Scincidae
 Squamata - Agamidae
Amphibolurus spp. Wagler 1830 squamates
 Squamata - Varanidae
Varanus sp. Merrem 1820 monitor lizard
Aves
 Charadriiformes - Turnicidae
"Turnix varia" = Turnix varius, Turnix velox
"Turnix varia" = Turnix varius Lathum 1802 painted buttonquail
Turnix velox Gould 1841 little buttonquail
 Charadriiformes - Burhinidae
"Burhinus magnirostris" = Esacus magnirostris
"Burhinus magnirostris" = Esacus magnirostris Vieillot 1818 beach thick-knee
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
"Sterna nereis" = Sternula nereis, "Larus novaehollandiae" = Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
"Sterna nereis" = Sternula nereis Gould 1843 fairy tern
"Larus novaehollandiae" = Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Stephens 1826 silver gull
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Gallinago hardwickii Gray 1831 Latham's snipe
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
Falco berigora Vigors and Horsfield 1827 Brown falcon
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Hieraaetus morphnoides Gould 1841 little eagle
 Passeriformes - Monarchidae
Grallina cyanoleuca Latham 1801 magpie-lark
 Passeriformes - Locustellidae
"Cincloramphus cruralis" = Megalurus cruralis
"Cincloramphus cruralis" = Megalurus cruralis Vigors and Horsfield 1827 brown songlark
 Passeriformes - Cracticidae
Gymnorhina tibicen Latham 1801 Australian magpie
Strepera versicolor Latham 1801 gray currawong
Strepera graculina Shaw 1790 pied currawong
 Passeriformes - Hirundinidae
Petrochelidon nigricans Vieillot 1817 tree martin
Hirundo tahitica Gmelin 1789 Pacific swallow
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Corvus sp. Linnaeus 1758 crow
 Columbiformes - Columbidae
Ocyphaps lophotes Temminck 1822 crested pigeon
 Psittaciformes - Psittaculidae
Lathamus discolor Shaw 1790 swift parrot
Pezoporus wallicus Kerr 1792 ground parrot
 Gruiformes - Rallidae
"Gallinula ventralis" = Tribonyx ventralis, "Gallinula mortierii" = Tribonyx mortierii, "Rallus philippensis" = Gallirallus philippensis, Porzana fluminea, "Rallus pectoralis" = Lewinia pectoralis
"Gallinula ventralis" = Tribonyx ventralis Gould 1837 black-tailed nativehen
"Gallinula mortierii" = Tribonyx mortierii Du Bus de Gisignies 1840 Tasmanian nativehen
"Rallus philippensis" = Gallirallus philippensis Linnaeus 1766 buff-banded rail
Porzana fluminea Gould 1843 Australian crake
"Rallus pectoralis" = Lewinia pectoralis Temminck 1831 Lewin's rail
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anas castanea Eyton 1838 chestnut teal
Anas superciliosa Gmelin 1789 Pacific black duck
Tadorna tadornoides Jardine and Selby 1828 Australian shelduck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus Latham 1801 Pink-eared duck
 Anseriformes - Anseranatidae
Anseranas semipalmata Latham 1798 magpie goose
 Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
Puffinus sp. Brisson 1760 shearwater
Pachyptila cf. salvini Mathews 1912 Salvin's prion
 Pelecaniformes - Threskiornithidae
Threskiornis molucca Cuvier 1829 Australian ibis
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Coturnix pectoralis Gould 1837 stubble quail