Abstract

In 1889 I described the first, and so far the only remains of this remarkable genus discovered in N. S. Wales, from the Canadian Lead, Gulgong, The fossils consisted of a small horn-core, greater part of a caudal vertebra, and two annular segments of the tailsheath. Irrespective of the interest attached to the extended geographical distribution, lies the fact of the much more important geological range, perhaps even indicating a distinct species of the animal.

Evidence is now to hand, in the form of two horn-cores, of the existence of Meiolania in the superficial deposits near Coolah. The specimens form part of a small collection, consisting of bones of Diprotodon, Phascolonus, Procoptodon, &c., lately presented by Mr. J. McMaster, of Coolah.

 
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Bibliographic Data

Short Form
Etheridge, 1893, Rec. Aust. Mus. 2(4): 39–41
Author
R. Etheridge
Year
1893
Title
On further traces of Meiolania in N. S. Wales
Serial Title
Records of the Australian Museum
Volume
2
Issue
4
Start Page
39
End Page
41
DOI
10.3853/j.0067-1975.2.1893.1188
Language
en
Date Published
28 February 1893
Cover Date
28 February 1893
ISSN (print)
0067-1975
CODEN
RAUMAJ
Publisher
The Australian Museum
Place Published
Sydney, Australia
Digitized
11 September 2009
Reference Number
1188
EndNote
1188.enw
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