Wellington Caves (Pliocene of Australia)
Where: New South Wales, Australia (32.6° S, 148.9° E: paleocoordinates 35.3° S, 148.5° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Early/Lower Pliocene (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: S. Hand, L. Dawson, and M. Augee. 1988. Macroderma koppa, a new Tertiary species of false vampire bat (Microchiroptera; Megadermatidae) from Wellington Caves, New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 40:343-351 [M. Uhen/L. Shadan]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 182958: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Lima Shadan on 29.11.2016
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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Macroderma koppa Dawson and Augee 1988 false vampire A partial skull with associated dentaries. It contains a complete dentition.
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