PBDB Collection

Wet Cave (Pleistocene to of Australia)

Also known as Tomato-Stick Cave, 5U10, 5U11; Naracoorte Caves World Heritage Area

Where: South Australia, Australia (37.0° S, 140.8° E: paleocoordinates 37.0° S, 140.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

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

Environment/lithology: cave; poorly lithified, silty, sandy siliciclastic sediments

• karstic cave in Oligocene to Miocene limestones; for further details see Forbes & Bestland (2007, p. 371-373)

• The statement of Reed & Bourne (2000) that the excavation was carried out “[...] in the distal fan sediments of a large sediment cone” suggests that the fossils originate from a rather fine grained matrix, i.e. similar to that of other fossiliferous deposits of the Naracoorte area caves. Indeed, Forbes & Bestland (2007, p. 373) describe the sedimentary succession as “red silts overlain by yellow sands that are, in turn, capped by darker, organic-rich silts and sands. [...] Various clasts of weathered limestone, calcrete, charcoal, and bone are found throughout the three deposits [...]”.

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Flinders University in 1997-1998

Collection methods: sieve,

• South Australian Museum (SAM)

•Flinders University, Adelaide, vertebrate paleontology collection

Primary reference: G. J. Prideaux. 2004. Systematics and evolution of the sthenurine kangaroos. In S. W. Awramik, A. Barnosky, J. A. Doyle, M. L. Droser, P. M. Sadler (eds.), UC Publications in Geological Sciences, University of California Press 146:1-623 [G. Prideaux/G. Gully/T. Liebrecht]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 136172: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Albert Garcia Selles on 21.11.2012, edited by Torsten Liebrecht

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Taxonomic list

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Amphibia
Amphibia -	Amphibia indet.¹ Amphibia indet.¹ tetrapod
Reptilia
Squamata - Varanidae	Varanus cf. varius¹ Varanus cf. varius¹ Shaw 1790 Lace monitor
Squamata - Elapidae	Notechis scutatus¹, Pseudechis porphyriacus¹ Notechis scutatus¹ snake Pseudechis porphyriacus¹ Shaw 1794 Australian black snake
Squamata - Madtsoiidae	Wonambi naracoortensis¹ Wonambi naracoortensis¹ Smith 1976 snake
Squamata -	Pseudonaja nuchalis¹ Pseudonaja nuchalis¹ Günther 1858 snake
Squamata - Agamidae	Agamidae indet.¹ Agamidae indet.¹ Gray 1827 squamates
Squamata - Scincidae	Tiliqua nigrolutea¹, Tiliqua rugosa¹, Egernia whitii¹ Tiliqua nigrolutea¹ skink Tiliqua rugosa¹ skink Egernia whitii¹ skink
Aves
Psittaciformes - Psittacidae	Psittacidae indet.¹ Psittacidae indet.¹ Illiger 1811 parrot
Strigiformes - Tytonidae	Tyto alba¹ Tyto alba¹ Scopoli 1769 barn owl
Passeriformes - Artamidae	Artamidae indet.¹ Artamidae indet.¹ Vigors 1825 woodswallow
Passeriformes - Estrildidae	Estrildidae indet.¹ Estrildidae indet.¹ Illiger 1811 perching bird
Mammalia
Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae	Miniopterus schreibersii¹ Miniopterus schreibersii¹ bend-winged bat
Rodentia -	Conilurus albipes¹ Conilurus albipes¹ rabbit rat
Rodentia - Muridae	Rattus fuscipes¹, Rattus lutreolus¹, Rattus tunneyi¹, Rattus sp.², Mastacomys fuscus¹ Rattus fuscipes¹ rat Rattus lutreolus¹ rat Rattus tunneyi¹ rat Rattus sp.² Fischer 1803 rat Mastacomys fuscus¹ broad-toothed rat
Rodentia -	Pseudomys apodemoides¹, Pseudomys australis¹, Pseudomys fumeus¹, Pseudomys cf. gouldii¹, Pseudomys shortridgei¹, Pseudomys auritus² Pseudomys apodemoides¹ Australian mouse Pseudomys australis¹ Australian mouse Pseudomys fumeus¹ Australian mouse Pseudomys cf. gouldii¹ Australian mouse Pseudomys shortridgei¹ Australian mouse Pseudomys auritus² Australian mouse
Peramelemorphia - Peramelidae	Perameles gunnii¹ Perameles gunnii¹ Gray 1838 eastern barred bandicoot
Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae	Antechinus flavipes¹, Phascogale tapoatafa¹, Sarcophilus laniarius², Dasyurus sp.², Dasyurus viverrinus¹, Sminthopsis sp.², Sminthopsis crassicaudata¹, Sminthopsis murina¹, Ningaui yvonnae¹ Antechinus flavipes¹ Waterhouse 1838 Yellow-footed antechinus Phascogale tapoatafa¹ Meyer 1793 brush-tailed phascogale Sarcophilus laniarius² Owen 1838 Tasmanian devil Dasyurus sp.² Geoffroy 1796 quoll Dasyurus viverrinus¹ Shaw 1800 eastern quoll Sminthopsis sp.² Thomas 1887 dunnart Sminthopsis crassicaudata¹ Gould 1844 fat-tailed dunnart Sminthopsis murina¹ Waterhouse 1837 Slender-tailed dunnart Ningaui yvonnae¹ Kitchener et al. 1983 Southern ningaui
Dasyuromorphia - Thylacinidae	Thylacinus cynocephalus¹ Thylacinus cynocephalus¹ Harris 1808 thylacine
Diprotodontia - Pseudocheiridae	Pseudocheirus peregrinus¹ Pseudocheirus peregrinus¹ Boddaert 1785 common ringtail possum
Diprotodontia - Potoroidae	Potorous platyops¹, Bettongia lesueur¹ Potorous platyops¹ Gould 1844 potoroo Bettongia lesueur¹ Quoy and Gaimard 1824 bettong
Diprotodontia - Diprotodontidae	Zygomaturus trilobus¹ Zygomaturus trilobus¹ Macleay 1857 diprotodont marsupial
Diprotodontia - Vombatidae	Vombatus ursinus² Vombatus ursinus² Shaw 1800 common wombat
Diprotodontia - Phascolarctidae	Phascolarctos cinereus¹ Phascolarctos cinereus¹ Goldfuss 1817 koala
Diprotodontia - Thylacoleonidae	Thylacoleo carnifex¹ Thylacoleo carnifex¹ Owen 1859 diprotodont marsupial
Diprotodontia - Burramyidae	Cercartetus concinnus¹, Cercartetus nanus¹, Cercartetus lepidus¹ Cercartetus concinnus¹ Gould 1845 southwestern pygmy possum Cercartetus nanus¹ Desmarest 1818 eastern pygmy possum Cercartetus lepidus¹ Thomas 1888 Tasmanian pygmy possum
Diprotodontia - Petauridae	Petaurus breviceps¹ Petaurus breviceps¹ Waterhouse 1839 sugar glider
Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae	Trichosurus vulpecula¹ Trichosurus vulpecula¹ Kerr 1792 common brushtail possum
Diprotodontia -	Simosthenurus occidentalis, Procoptodon browneorum, Procoptodon gilli, Sthenurus sp.², Metasthenurus newtonae Simosthenurus occidentalis Glauert 1910 short-faced kangaroo Procoptodon browneorum Merriless 1968 short-faced kangaroo Procoptodon gilli Merriless 1965 short-faced kangaroo Sthenurus sp.² Owen 1874 short-faced kangaroo Metasthenurus newtonae Prideaux 2000 short-faced kangaroo
Diprotodontia - Macropodidae	Macropus sp.¹, Macropus rufogriseus¹, Macropus fuliginosus², "Macropus giganteus" = Macropus (Macropus) giganteus¹, Protemnodon sp.¹, Protemnodon sp.², Protemnodon brehus¹, Protemnodon brehus², Lagorchestes leporides² Macropus sp.¹ Shaw 1790 kangaroo Macropus rufogriseus¹ Desmarest 1817 kangaroo Macropus fuliginosus² Desmarest 1817 western grey kangaroo "Macropus giganteus" = Macropus (Macropus) giganteus¹ Shaw 1790 eastern grey kangaroo Protemnodon sp.¹ Owen 1874 kangaroo Protemnodon sp.² Owen 1874 kangaroo Protemnodon brehus¹ Owen 1874 kangaroo Protemnodon brehus² Owen 1874 kangaroo Lagorchestes leporides² hare-wallaby

¹Reed and Bourne 2000; ²Reed and Bourne 2009