Australian Portland Cement Limited (Pliocene of Australia)

Where: Victoria, Australia (38.1° S, 144.3° E: paleocoordinates 40.2° S, 143.9° E)

When: Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: trace

Primary reference: M. J. Whitelaw. 1989. Magnetic Polarity Stratigraphy and Mammalian Fauna of the Late Pliocene (Early Matuyama) Section at Batesford (Victoria), Australia. Journal of Geology 97(5):624-631 [M. Uhen/K. Williams]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 182150: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Kirk Williams on 11.10.2016, edited by Carlos Peredo

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Protorous sp., Tropsodon sp., Vombatinus ursinus
Osteichthyes
 Teleosti -
"Teleosti indet." = Teleostei
"Teleosti indet." = Teleostei Müller 1846 ray-finned fish
Amphibia
 Salientia -
Anura indet.
Reptilia
 Squamata -
Squamata indet.
Squamata indet. squamates
Aves
  -
Aves indet.
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird
Mammalia
 Rodentia -
Pseudomys sp.
Pseudomys sp. Gray 1832 Australian mouse
 Peramelemorphia - Peramelidae
"Isodon sp." = Isoodon, Perameles sp.
"Isodon sp." = Isoodon Desmarest 1817 short-nosed bandicoot
Perameles sp. Geoffroy 1804 long-nosed bandicoot
 Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae
Antechinus sp., Dasyurus sp.
Antechinus sp. Macleay 1841 antechinus
Dasyurus sp. Geoffroy 1796 quoll
 Diprotodontia - Pseudocheiridae
Pseudocheirus sp.
Pseudocheirus sp. Ogilby 1837 ring-tailed possum
 Diprotodontia - Diprotodontidae
Zygomaturus sp.
Zygomaturus sp. Owen 1858 diprotodont marsupial
 Diprotodontia - Vombatidae
Phascolonus sp.
Phascolonus sp. Owen 1872 wombat
 Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae
Phalanger sp.
Phalanger sp. Storr 1780 cuscus
 Diprotodontia -
Sthenurus sp.
Sthenurus sp. Owen 1874 short-faced kangaroo
 Diprotodontia - Macropodidae
Macropus sp., "Macropus cf. giganteus" = Macropus (Macropus) giganteus, Protemnodon sp., Protemnodon cf. anak, Wallabia sp., Wallabia cf. bicolor
Macropus sp. Shaw 1790 kangaroo
"Macropus cf. giganteus" = Macropus (Macropus) giganteus Shaw 1790 eastern grey kangaroo
Protemnodon sp. Owen 1874 kangaroo
Protemnodon cf. anak Owen 1874 kangaroo
Wallabia sp. Trouessart 1905 swamp wallaby
Wallabia cf. bicolor Desmarest 1804 swamp wallaby