Curracurrang 1 Rockshelter (Holocene of Australia)

Also known as 1CU5

Where: New South Wales, Australia (34.1° S, 151.1° E: paleocoordinates 34.1° S, 151.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: anthropogenic

Primary reference: L. G. Koungoulos, J. Balme, S. O'Connor and S. Ingrey. 2024. Late Holocene hunting economies in coastal southeastern Australia: Insights from the archaeological fauna of Curracurrang 1 Rockshelter, Royal National Park. Archaeology in Oceania 1-29 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 235090: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 31.05.2024

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Acanthopagrus australis
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis lupus dingo
unclassified
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Mysticeti indet., Pteropodidae indet., Testudines indet.
Malacostraca
 Decapoda -
Brachyura indet.
Brachyura indet. Latreille 1802 crab
Actinopteri
 Carangiformes - Carangidae
Pseudocaranx dentex, Seriola lalandi
 Scombriformes - Pomatomidae
Pomatomus saltatrix
Pomatomus saltatrix Linnaeus 1766 bluefish
 Tetraodontiformes - Monacanthidae
Monacanthidae indet.
 Teleostei -
Perciformes indet.
Perciformes indet. Bleeker 1859 perch-like fish
 Acanthuriformes - Sciaenidae
Argyrosomus japonicus
 Spariformes - Sparidae
"Chrysophrys auratus" = Otolithus (Chrysophris)
"Chrysophrys auratus" = Otolithus (Chrysophris)
 Labriformes - Labridae
Achoerodus viridis, Pseudolabrus fucicola
 Siluriformes - Plotosidae
Plotosidae indet.
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Otariidae
"Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus" = Arctocephalus doriferus
"Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus" = Arctocephalus doriferus Wood Jones 1925 fur seal
 Diprotodontia - Macropodidae
Thylogale thetis, Wallabia bicolor, Petrogale penicillata, Notamacropus rufogriseus
Thylogale thetis Lesson 1828 Red-necked pademelon
Wallabia bicolor Desmarest 1804 swamp wallaby
Petrogale penicillata Gray 1827 Brush-tailed rock-wallaby
Notamacropus rufogriseus Desmarest 1817 red-necked wallaby
 Diprotodontia - Vombatidae
Vombatus ursinus
Vombatus ursinus Shaw 1800 common wombat
 Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae
Trichosurus vulpecula
Trichosurus vulpecula Kerr 1792 common brushtail possum
 Diprotodontia - Pseudocheiridae
Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Pseudocheirus peregrinus Boddaert 1785 common ringtail possum
 Diprotodontia - Potoroidae
Potorous tridactylus
Potorous tridactylus Kerr 1792 long-nosed potoroo
 Peramelemorphia - Peramelidae
Isoodon obesulus, Perameles nasuta
Isoodon obesulus Shaw 1797 short-nosed bandicoot
Perameles nasuta Geoffroy 1804 long-nosed bandicoot
 Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae
Dasyurus maculatus
Dasyurus maculatus Kerr 1792 tiger quoll
Aves
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Corvus coronoides
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Ixobrychus dubius
Ixobrychus dubius Matthews 1912 Australian little bittern
 Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
Procellariidae indet., Ardenna bulleri, Ardenna grisea, Ardenna tenuirostris
Procellariidae indet. Vigors 1825 petrel
Ardenna bulleri Salvin 1888 Buller's shearwater
Ardenna grisea Gmelin 1789 sooty shearwater
Ardenna tenuirostris Temminck 1823 short-tailed shearwater
 Procellariiformes - Diomedeidae
Diomedea exulans
Diomedea exulans Linnaeus 1758 wandering albatross
 Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae
"Eudyptula novaehollandiae" = Eudyptula minor novaehollandiae
"Eudyptula novaehollandiae" = Eudyptula minor novaehollandiae Shaw 1826 little penguin
Reptilia
 Theropoda - Phasianidae
aff. Gallus gallus
aff. Gallus gallus Linnaeus 1758 chicken
 Squamata - Scincidae
Tiliqua scincoides
Tiliqua scincoides White 1790 Eastern bluetongue skink
 Squamata - Colubridae
Colubridae indet.
Colubridae indet. Oppel 1811 colubrid snake
 Squamata - Elapidae
Elapidae indet.
Elapidae indet. Boié 1827 snake
 Squamata - Pythonidae
Morelia spilota
Morelia spilota Lacépède 1804 carpet python
 Squamata - Agamidae
Agamidae indet.
Agamidae indet. Gray 1827 squamates
Echinoidea
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Echinoidea indet.
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin