A new Cretaceous fossil mammal locality from the Bass Coast of southeastern Australia

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dc.contributor.authorRich, THen_AU
dc.contributor.authorLowery, Men_AU
dc.contributor.authorHall, Men_AU
dc.contributor.authorKool, Len_AU
dc.contributor.authorBevitt, Jen_AU
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Men_AU
dc.contributor.authorVickers-Rich, Pen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-04T00:38:01Zen_AU
dc.date.available2024-10-04T00:38:01Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2022-10-20en_AU
dc.date.statistics2024-10-02en_AU
dc.description.abstractMesozoic mammals from the polar regions of Australian Gondwana are exceptionally rare. The recovery of a partial jaw attributable to the australosphenid Ausktribosphenos nyktos from a new locality along the Bass Coast of Victoria is, therefore, significant because it comes from an uppermost Barremian to lowermost Aptian grit with abundant plant material that differs lithologically from other previously productive laminated sandstone deposits. We interpret this as evidence for a floodplain habitat that was distant from local water bodies. The identification of a new Cretaceous mammal locality in Australia highlights the exciting prospects for future fossil discoveries. © 2024 Informa UK Limiteden_AU
dc.description.sponsorshipWe thank John Wilkins for excavating NMV P257142. Access to the Australian Synchrotron IMBL was provided by the beamtime grant M18241. Sally Rogers-Davidson contributed to construction of the figures. Timothy Rowe provided scan images and valuable comments. The Editorial Board of Alcheringa assisted with comments, layout and submission of our manuscript. In particular, we acknowledge the Bunurong Traditional Owners of the Bass Coast region, who have supported our ongoing research for years.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationRich, T. H., Lowery, M., Hall, M., Kool, L., Bevitt, J., White, M., & Vickers-Rich, P. (2022). A new Cretaceous fossil mammal locality from the Bass Coast of southeastern Australia. Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology, 46(3-4), 349-353. doi:10.1080/03115518.2022.2119600en_AU
dc.identifier.issn0311-5518en_AU
dc.identifier.issn1752-0754en_AU
dc.identifier.issue3-4en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleAlcheringa An Australasian Journal of Palaeontologyen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination349-353en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/03115518.2022.2119600en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/handle/10238/15731en_AU
dc.identifier.volume46en_AU
dc.languageEnglishen_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_AU
dc.subjectFossilsen_AU
dc.subjectMammalsen_AU
dc.subjectAustraliaen_AU
dc.subjectPolar regionsen_AU
dc.subjectPlantsen_AU
dc.subjectCretaceous perioden_AU
dc.subjectLithologyen_AU
dc.subjectClaysen_AU
dc.subjectMorphologyen_AU
dc.titleA new Cretaceous fossil mammal locality from the Bass Coast of southeastern Australiaen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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