10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIPROTODONTID»
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diprotodontid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
diprotodontid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Corridors to Extinction and the Australian Megafauna
Figure 5.6 Kolopsis torus, the sheep-sized diprotodontid browser of the late
Miocene, from the Alcoota fossil beds. It is placed against a perspex outline of its
original shape. Source: Reconstruction by P. Murray and photograph by Steve
Webb.
2
Ecology of Indonesian Papua Part One
... deposits produce the bones of numerous giant marsupials (belonging to four
families) and also of giant birds (extinct family Dromornithidae), only one of these
lineages is recorded in New Guinea, the diprotodontid subfamily Zygomaturinae.
Andrew J. Marshall, Bruce M. Beehler, 2007
We must strive to solve the intra-Australian correlation problems first. It is
remarkable that the three diprotodontid specimens obtained from the Carl Creek
Limestone pertain to three different subfamilies as these are recognized in
current work ...
Hypocone: The posterointernal cusp of the diprotodontid upper molar. This is a
topographic name only. Homology to a similarly positioned cusp of placental
mammals is not implied. A posterointernal cusp occasionally develops in the
upper ...
Australia. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, 1967
5
Australia's Fossil Heritage: A Catalogue of Important ...
Zygomaturinae: An extinct subfamily of megafaunal diprotodontid marsupials,
including species of the Pleistocene Zygomaturus. Xeric: Characterised by very
dry conditions, neither very wet (hydric) nor intermediate (mesic). Xeromorphic ...
The Australian Heritage Council, 2012
For instance, one evocative story, which has been published in a popular nature
magazine and is the feature of a large display at the Riversleigh Fossil Centre at
Mount Isa, describes the death ofa female diprotodontid and the baby she is ...
7
The Ecology of Papua: Part One
Whereas Australian Pleistocene deposits produce the bones ofnumerous giant
marsupials (belonging to four families) andalsoofgiant birds (extinctfamily
Dromornithidae), onlyoneof these lineagesis recorded inNew Guinea, the
diprotodontid ...
Andrew Marshall, Bruce Beehler, 2012
8
Australia's Lost World: Prehistoric Animals of Riversleigh
At VIP Site, a semi-articulated foot, various limb bones and the skull of a pouch
young diprotodontid caused great excitement, while Low Lion Site relinquished a
marsupial lion jaw and other goodies. Dredge's Ledge was attacked with light ...
Michael Archer, Suzanne J. Hand, Henk Godthelp, 1991
9
Magnificent Mihirungs: The Colossal Flightless Birds of the ...
Estimated by stage of evolution of its diprotodontid species at about 8 million
years of age, the Alcoota Local Fauna is about 2-4 million years younger than the
Bullock Creek Local Fauna (Figs. 24, 25). Rather than limestone, the fossiliferous
...
10
Dragons in the Dust: The Paleobiology of the Giant Monitor ...
Giant wombat (Phascolonus gigas) 100-150 220-331 Diprotodontid (
Zygomaturus trilobus) 500-1,000 1,102-2,204 Diprotodontid (Diprotodon optatum
) 850-1,500 1,873-3,300 Extinct wallaby (Protemnodon anak) 40 88 Extinct
kangaroo ...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIPROTODONTID»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
diprotodontid is used in the context of the following news items.
40000 years old, and counting - Sorrento's giant wombat, the …
The prehistoric creature, a diprotodontid, was common in coastal areas during the Ice Age and has been described as a giant wombat. It would ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 13»
giant wombat found in Sorrento
Scientists say the mammoth marsupial, which is part of the Diprotodontid family, roamed the continent alongside other megafauna for millions ... «Herald Sun, Oct 13»
Marsupial tapirs, diprotodontids, wombats and others: the …
They seem to be the sister-group of Diprotodontidae, with the palorchestid + diprotodontid clade being known as Diprotodontoidea (Archer et al ... «Scientific American, Oct 11»
