Macropods

Macropods are marsupials belonging to the family Macropodidae, which includes kangaroos, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, pademelons, and several others. Before European settlement, there were about 53 species of Macropods. Today, six species have since become extinct. Another 11 species have been greatly reduced in numbers. Other species (e.g. Simothanurus, Propleopus, Macropus Fossil) went extinct after the Australian Aborigines arrived and before Europeans arrived.

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Name:  Macropus rufogresuis (Juvenile Wallaby)
Geologic Age: Late Pleistocene
Stratigraphic detail:  Henschke's Quarrry Fossil Cave                         
Location: Naracoorte, Southern Australia

Description: This is a very nice fossil jaw section with 3 teeth from the Red-necked Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) which is a medium-sized macropod, common in the more temperate and fertile parts of eastern Australia. As one of the largest wallabies, it can easily be mistaken for a kangaroo. Males can weigh more than 20 kg and attain a head-body length of 90 cm.

Wallaby Jaw 1  Price $125.00                                         

 

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Name: Macropus sp.
Geologic Age: Late Pleistocene
Stratigraphic detail:  Cave Deposits                            
Location: Buchan District,  Victoria Australia
Comments:  Nice jaw section with 2 teeth.

Macropus Fossil   2 - $45.00                                                                 

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Name: Macropus Sp.
Geologic Age: Late Pleistocene
Stratigraphic detail:  Henschke's Quarrry Fossil Cave                         
Location: Naracoorte, Southern Australia
Comments:  Very nice, near complete jaw.

Macropus Fossil   3 - $125.00                                                                 

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Name: Macropus rufogriseus
Geologic Age: Late Pleistocene
Stratigraphic detail:  Henschke's Quarrry Fossil Cave                         
Location: Naracoorte, Southern Australia
Comments:  This is a very nice fossil jaw section with 3 teeth from the Red-necked Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) which is a medium-sized macropod, common in the more temperate and fertile parts of eastern Australia. As one of the largest wallabies, it can easily be mistaken for a kangaroo. Males can weigh more than 20 kg and attain a head-body length of 90 cm.

Macropus Fossil   4 - $100.00                                                                 

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Name: Macropus titan
Geologic Age: Late Pleistocene
Stratigraphic detail:  Lancefield Swamp                            
Location: 70 km North of Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Comments:  This is a nice jaw section with 2 sharp teeth from the  flat-faced Macropus titan, a now- extinct giant form of the Grey Kangaroo.

Macropus Fossil   5 - $100.00                                                                 

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Name: Macropus giganteus
Geologic Age: Late Pleistocene
Stratigraphic detail:  Lancefield Swamp                            
Location: 70 km North of Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Comments:  The Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) is a marsupial found in southern and eastern Australia, with a population of several million. Although a big Eastern Grey male typically weighs around 66 kg (145 lb.) and stands almost 2 m (6 ft.) tall, the scientific name, Macropus giganteus (gigantic large-foot), is misleading, as the Red Kangaroo of the semi-arid inland is larger.  This is a nice jaw section from an animal that lived during the Pleistocene Period.

Macropus Fossil   6 - $100.00                                                                 

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Name: Protemnodon roechus
Geologic Age: Pleistocene
Stratigraphic detail:  King Creek near Clifton, Darling Downs                           
Location: Southeast Queensland, Australia
Comments:  Protemnodon is a genus of megafaunal macropods that existed in Australia and Papua New Guinea in the Pleistocene. Based on fossil evidence it is thought that the known Protemnodon were physically similar to wallabies but far larger; Protemnodon hopei was the smallest in the genus weighing about 45 kilograms, the other species all weighed over 110 kg.

Macropus Fossil   7 - $135.00                                                                 

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Name: Protemnodon sp.
Geologic Age: Pleistocene
Stratigraphic detail:  Unit B of the lower Nelson Bay Formation                        
Location: Near Portland, Victoria, Australia
Comments:  Very nice pre-molar tooth.

Macropus Fossil   8 - $45.00                                                                 

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Name: Protemnodon roechus
Geologic Age: Pleistocene
Stratigraphic detail:  Unit B of the lower Nelson Bay Formation                        
Location: Near Portland, Victoria, Australia
Comments:  A very nice near complete lower left incisor tooth missing the root.  Quality is excellent.  Only the second one I have seen from this site.

Macropus Fossil   9 - $75.00                                                                 

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Name: Diprotodon optatum Fossil
Geologic Age: Late Pleistocene
Stratigraphic detail:  Lancefield Swamp                            
Location: 70 km North of Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Comments:  Diprotodon was the largest marsupial that ever lived. It, along with many other members of a group of unusual species collectively called the Australian megafauna, existed from 1.6 million years ago until about 40,000 years ago (through most of the Pleistocene epoch). Diprotodon spp. fossils have been found in many places across Australia, including complete skulls and skeletons, as well as hair and foot impressions. More than one female skeleton has been found with a baby lying in her pouch.  This is a nice, proximal rib section.

Macropus Fossil   10 - $45.00