A new species of Thylogale (Marsupialia: Macropodidae) from Mapala Rock Shelter, Jaya (Carstensz) Mountains, Irian Jaya (western New Guinea), Indonesia

  • Author
    J. H. Hope
  • Year
    1981
  • Journal
    Records of the Australian Museum
  • Publisher
    The Australian Museum

Abstract

A new species of Thylogale (Marsupialia: Macropodidae) has been described on material from an archaeological deposit in Mapala rock shelter, situated at 3996 m in the Jaya Mountains, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. The remains of Thylogale brunii and several other mammal species are also present. The faunal material lies above a level dated at 5440±130 BP, but the present status of either species of Thylogale in montane western New Guinea is unknown.

 
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Short Form
Hope, 1981, Rec. Aust. Mus. 33(8): 369–387
Author
J. H. Hope
Year
1981
Title
A new species of Thylogale (Marsupialia: Macropodidae) from Mapala Rock Shelter, Jaya (Carstensz) Mountains, Irian Jaya (western New Guinea), Indonesia
Serial Title
Records of the Australian Museum
Volume
33
Issue
8
Start Page
369
End Page
387
DOI
10.3853/j.0067-1975.33.1981.273
Language
en
Date Published
28 February 1981
Cover Date
28 February 1981
ISSN (print)
0067-1975
CODEN
RAUMAJ
Publisher
The Australian Museum
Place Published
Sydney, Australia
Subjects
MAMMALIA: MARSUPIALIA; TAXONOMY; NEW GUINEA; INDONESIA
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Available Online
02 March 2009
Reference Number
273
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