Prehistoric mammals of Western Australia /

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"A rich accumulation of bones, many far larger than any modern-day native mammal, was excavated in 1909 from Mammoth Cave in Australia's south-west. The treasure trove was a time capsule of mammal megafauna, evidence that in prehistoric times giant animals had roamed the Australian bush.&q...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McNamara, Ken
Corporate Author: Western Australian Museum
Other Authors: Murray, Peter (Peter F.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Welshpool DC, W.A. : Western Australian Museum, 2010.
Edition:Rev. ed.
Series:Factfocus.
Subjects:
Mammals, Fossil > Australia > Western Australia.
Paleontology > Australia > Western Australia.
Mammifères fossiles > Australie > Australie-Occidentale.
Paléontologie > Australie > Australie-Occidentale.
NATURE > Fossils.
Mammals, Fossil.
Paleontology.
Western Australia.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; The Fossil Remains: Their Occurence and Preservation; Age of the Western Australian Fossil Remains; Diprotodontids; Thylacoleonids; Wombats; Thylacines; Kangaroos; Echidnas; Mammal Extinctions in Western Australia; Acknowledgements; Further Reading.

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