The first Pliocene marsupial fossil trackways from Australia are described. The trackways, attributed to Euowenia grata (De Vis) (Diprotodontoidea, Marsupialia), occur in the middle Pliocene Tirari Formation, Warburton River, northern South Australia. The trackways were formed as the animals made their way across a soft claypan. Pad impressions, subsequently infilled by a gypsum-cemented clay, indicate how weight was distributed within the pes.
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1 September 2009
Diprotodontid Footprints from the Pliocene of Central Australia
Aaron Camens,
Rod Wells
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Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
Vol. 29 • No. 3
September 2009
Vol. 29 • No. 3
September 2009