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McEachern's Cave, Glenelg Shire, Victoria, Australia

Lat/Long (Decimal)	-37.9917,141.017
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on nearby landmark
Given Location	Victoria, Australia
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Glenelg Shire, Victoria, Australia

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
McEachern's Cave	Prideaux G. J. (2004)			not reported	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Antechinus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Dasyuromorphia : Dasyuridae : *Antechinus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Dasyurus geoffroii species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Dasyuromorphia : Dasyuridae : Dasyurus : *Dasyurus geoffroii*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Dasyurus maculatus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Dasyuromorphia : Dasyuridae : Dasyurus : *Dasyurus maculatus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Sarcophilus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Dasyuromorphia : Dasyuridae : *Sarcophilus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Thylacinus cynocephalus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Dasyuromorphia : Thylacinidae : Thylacinus : *Thylacinus cynocephalus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Macropus (Macropus) giganteus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Macropodidae : Macropus : *Macropus (Macropus) giganteus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Metasthenurus newtonae species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Macropodidae : Metasthenurus : *Metasthenurus newtonae*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Procoptodon browneorum species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Macropodidae : Procoptodon : *Procoptodon browneorum*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Procoptodon gilli species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Macropodidae : Procoptodon : *Procoptodon gilli*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Simosthenurus maddocki species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Macropodidae : Simosthenurus : *Simosthenurus maddocki*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Simosthenurus occidentalis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Macropodidae : Simosthenurus : *Simosthenurus occidentalis*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Trichosurus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Phalangeridae : *Trichosurus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Phascolarctos sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Phascolarctidae : *Phascolarctos*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Bettongia sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Potoroidae : *Bettongia*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Potorous tridactylus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Potoroidae : Potorous : *Potorous tridactylus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Pseudocheirus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Pseudocheiridae : *Pseudocheirus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Thylacoleo carnifex species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Thylacoleonidae : Thylacoleo : *Thylacoleo carnifex*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Vombatus ursinus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Vombatidae : Vombatus : *Vombatus ursinus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Warendja wakefieldi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Vombatidae : Warendja : *Warendja wakefieldi*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Zaglossus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Monotremata : Tachyglossidae : *Zaglossus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Perameles sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Peramelemorphia : Peramelidae : *Perameles*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Rattus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : *Rattus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Pseudomys sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : *Pseudomys*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene

References

Hope J. H., Wilkinson H. E. (1982) Warendja wakefieldi, a new genus of wombat (Maruspialia , Vombatidae) from Pleistocene sediments in McEacherns Cave, western Victoria, Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria 43, 109-120

Prideaux G. J. (2004) Systematics and evolution of the sthenurine kangaroos, UC Publications in Geological Sciences, University of California Press 146, 1-623

Brewer P. (2007) New record of Warendja wakefieldi (Vombatidae; Marsupialia) from Wombeyan Caves, New South Wales, Alcheringa 31 2, 153-171 doi:10.1080/03115510701305132

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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