Simosthenurus antiquus ( Bartholomai, 1963 )

Louys, Julien & Price, Gilbert J., 2015, The Chinchilla Local Fauna: An exceptionally rich and well-preserved Pliocene vertebrate assemblage from fluviatile deposits of south-eastern Queensland, Australia, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 60 (3), pp. 551-572 : 566

Simosthenurus antiquus ( Bartholomai, 1963)

Fig. 8A .

Material.— QM F2975 (holotype, partial left maxilla) probably from Chinchilla , Australia, Pliocene ; QM F3818 (right p3) from Chinchilla Rifle Range , Australia, Pliocene ; QM F3816 (partial left M2) from Middle Gully of Chinchilla Rifle Range , Australia, Pliocene .

Remarks.— Bartholomai (1963) erected this species with a holotype (QM F2975) probably from Chinchilla. The species was subsequently assigned to the new genus Simosthenurus by Pledge (1980) and later “ Simosthenurus ” by Prideaux

2004). Other specimens (e.g., those listed above) are of definite Chinchilla provenance.

Stratigraphic and geographic range.—Pliocene; eastern Australia.

Figures

Fig. 8. Macropodids from Chinchilla Sand, Australia, Pliocene. A. Simosthenurus antiquus (Bartholomai, 1963), QM F2975, partial left maxilla of probable Chinchilla provenance. B. Sthenurus andersoni Marcus, 1962, QM F814, unspecified locality near Chinchilla, left juvenile dentary. C. Macropus agilis siva (de Vis, 1895), QM F4733, unspecified locality near Chinchilla, right mandibular fragment. D. Sthenurus notabilis Bartholomai, 1963, QM F3817, Chinchilla Rifle Range, right mandibular ramus.E. Troposodon gurar Flannery andArcher,1983, QM F4609, unspecified locality near Chinchilla, right dentary of probable Chinchilla provenance. F. Protemnodon devisi Bartholomai, 1973, QM F4710, unspecified locality near Chinchilla, partial left mandibular ramus.G. Macropus dryas de Vis, 1895, QM F3582, partial right maxilla of probable Chinchilla provenance. H. Protemnodon chinchillaensis Bartholomai, 1973, QM F5246, unspecified locality near Chinchilla, partial right mandibular ramus. I. Bohra wilkinsonorum Dawson, 2004, QM F43277, Chinchilla Rifle Range, right maxillary fragment. J. Wallabia indra (de Vis, 1895), QM F3595, unspecified locality near Chinchilla, left mandibular ramus.K. Troposodon minor (Owen, 1877), QM F4389, Condamine River, “50 yards east of Chinchilla Rifle Range”, right maxillary fragment. L. Prionotemnus palankarinnicus Stirton, 1955, QM F3589, partial right mandibular ramus of probable Chinchilla provenance. M. Silvaroo bila Dawson, 2004, QM F43276, Chinchilla Rifle Range, left maxillary fragment.N. Silvaroo sp., QM F43281, Chinchilla Rifle Range, right mandibular ramus.O. Macropus woodsi Bartholomai, 1975, QM F5465, Chinchilla Rifle Range, partial left maxilla. P. Macropus pan de Vis, 1895, QM F2925, partial right maxilla of probable Chinchilla provenance. Scale bars 10 mm.