Riversleigh, Upper site: Aquitanian - Burdigalian, Australia
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Leptodactylidae
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Lechriodus intergerivus
Tyler 1989
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Limnodynastes sp.
Fitzinger 1843
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Hylidae
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Litoria sp.
Tschudi 1838
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Myobatrachidae
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Crinia sp.
Tschudi 1838
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Kyarranus sp.
Moore 1958
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Casuariidae
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Dromaius gidju
Patterson and Rich 1987
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Dromornithidae
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Bullockornis sp.
Rich 1979
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Barawertornis tedfordi
Rich 1979
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Reptilia
- Agamidae
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Physignathus sp.
Cuvier 1829
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Reptilia
- Pythonidae
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Montypythonoides riversleighensis
Smith and Plane 1985
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unclassified
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Ramphotyphlops sp.
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Mammalia
- Dasyuromorphia
- Thylacinidae
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Nimbacinus dicksoni
Muirhead and Archer 1990
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Mammalia
- Diprotodontia
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Hypsiprymnodon sp.
Ramsay 1876
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Mammalia
- Diprotodontia
- Balbaridae
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Nambaroo sp.
Flannery and Rich 1986
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Mammalia
- Diprotodontia
- Pseudocheiridae
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Paljara sp.
Woodburne et al. 1987
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Mammalia
- Diprotodontia
- Potoroidae
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Wakiewakie lawsoni
Woodburne 1984
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Mammalia
- Diprotodontia
- Phascolarctidae
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Litokoala sp.
Stirton et al. 1967
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Mammalia
- Diprotodontia
- Thylacoleonidae
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Wakaleo sp.
Clemens and Plane 1974
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Mammalia
- Diprotodontia
- Wynyardiidae
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Namilamadeta sp.
Rich and Archer 1979
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Mammalia
- Diprotodontia
- Diprotodontidae
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Neohelos tirarensis
Stirton 1967
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Mammalia
- Diprotodontia
- Phalangeridae
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Trichosurus sp.
Lesson 1828
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Mammalia
- Diprotodontia
- Burramyidae
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Cercartetus sp.
Gloger 1841
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Burramys sp.
Broom 1896
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Mammalia
- Yalkaparidontia
- Yalkaparidontidae
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Yalkaparidon coheni
Archer et al. 1988
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Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Megadermatidae
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Macroderma sp.
Miller
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Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Hipposideridae
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Brachipposideros sp.
(Sigé 1968)
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Mammalia
- Pilkipildridae
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Djilgaringa sp.
Archer et al. 1987
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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 |
Stage: | Aquitanian - Burdigalian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5 |
Key time interval: | Aquitanian - Burdigalian | ||
Age range of interval: | 23.03 - 15.98 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] |