Australian Museum Journal A new species of Thylogale (Marsupialia: Macropodidae) from Mapala Rock Shelter, Jaya (Carstensz) Mountains, Irian Jaya (western New Guinea), Indonesia
- Shortform:
- Hope, 1981, Rec. Aust. Mus. 33(8): 369–387
- Author(s):
- Hope, J. H.
- Year published:
- 1981
- Title:
- A new species of Thylogale (Marsupialia: Macropodidae) from Mapala Rock Shelter, Jaya (Carstensz) Mountains, Irian Jaya (western New Guinea), Indonesia
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 33
- Issue:
- 8
- Start page:
- 369
- End page:
- 387
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.33.1981.273
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 28 February 1981
- Cover date:
- 28 February 1981
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- MAMMALIA: MARSUPIALIA; TAXONOMY; NEW GUINEA; INDONESIA
- Digitized:
- 12 January 2008
- Available online:
- 02 March 2009
- Reference number:
- 273
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (132kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (2112kb PDF)
Abstract
A new species of Thylogale (Marsupialia: Macropodidae) has been described on material from an archaeological deposit in Mapala rock shelter, situated at 3996 m in the Jaya Mountains, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. The remains of Thylogale brunii and several other mammal species are also present. The faunal material lies above a level dated at 5440±130 BP, but the present status of either species of Thylogale in montane western New Guinea is unknown.