Riversleigh, Upper site: Aquitanian - Burdigalian, Australia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Ramphotyphlops sp.
Mammalia - Dasyuromorphia - Thylacinidae
Nimbacinus dicksoni Muirhead and Archer 1990
Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae
Trichosurus sp. Lesson 1828
Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Burramyidae
Cercartetus sp. Gloger 1841
Burramys sp. Broom 1896
Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Phascolarctidae
Litokoala sp. Stirton et al. 1967
Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Diprotodontidae
Neohelos tirarensis Stirton 1967
Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Wynyardiidae
Namilamadeta sp. Rich and Archer 1979
Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Thylacoleonidae
Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Potoroidae
Wakiewakie lawsoni Woodburne 1984
Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Pseudocheiridae
Paljara sp. Woodburne et al. 1987
Mammalia - Diprotodontia
Hypsiprymnodon sp. Ramsay 1876
Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Balbaridae
Nambaroo sp. Flannery and Rich 1986
Mammalia - Yalkaparidontia - Yalkaparidontidae
Yalkaparidon coheni Archer et al. 1988
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Megadermatidae
Macroderma sp. Miller
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Hipposideridae
Brachipposideros sp. (Sigé 1968)
Mammalia - Pilkipildridae
Djilgaringa sp. Archer et al. 1987
Reptilia - Theropoda - Casuariidae
Dromaius gidju Patterson and Rich 1987
recombined as Emuarius gidju
Reptilia - Theropoda - Dromornithidae
Bullockornis sp. Rich 1979
Barawertornis tedfordi Rich 1979
Reptilia - Pythonidae
Montypythonoides riversleighensis Smith and Plane 1985
recombined as Morelia riversleighensis
Reptilia - Agamidae
Physignathus sp. Cuvier 1829
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Leptodactylidae
Limnodynastes sp. Fitzinger 1843
Lechriodus intergerivus Tyler 1989
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Hylidae
Litoria sp. Tschudi 1838
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Myobatrachidae
Crinia sp. Tschudi 1838
Kyarranus sp. Moore 1958
see common names

Geography
Country:Australia State/province:Queensland County:Riversleigh
Coordinates: 26.9° South, 146.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:38.1° South, 143.9° East
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Aquitanian - Burdigalian
Age range of interval:23.03000 - 15.98000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "limestone"
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:183096
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:E. Hansen
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:vertebrate
Created:2016-11-30 18:17:27 Last modified:2020-08-03 12:43:25
Access level:the public Released:2016-11-30 18:17:27
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
61085. M. Archer, H. Godthelp, S. J. Hand and D. Megirian. 1989. Fossil mammals of Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland; preliminary overview of biostratigraphy, correlation and environmental change. Australian Zoologist 25(2):29-65 [M. Uhen/E. Hansen/M. Uhen]