Table 1 Ancient dingoes from western NSW sampled in this study.
Specimen | Location | Sedimentary context | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
MD1 | Lake Mungo | Eroding, brown sandy fill in wombat burrow fill intrusive to Zanci unit | Incomplete skeleton including fragments of cranium, mandible and postcranial elements |
MD2 | Lake Mungo | Eroding surface of Zanci unit | Fragments of mandible and postcranial elements |
MD3 | Lake Mungo | Eroding surface of Zanci unit | Mandible |
MD4 | Lake Mungo | Exposed collapsed burrow in Arumpo unit, underlaid by brown sandy sediment | Mostly complete but fragmentary skeleton with adhering concreted sediment |
MD4b | Lake Mungo | Exposed wombat burrow in Arumpo unit | Proximal femur, found nearby to MD4 but from a separate individual |
MD5 | Lake Mungo | Adjacent to wombat in eroding channel fill in Zanci unit | Calcaneus |
MD6 | Lake Mungo | Exposed wombat burrow in Zanci 100 m east of Dog 3 findspot | Complete humerus and vertebrae |
MLK1 | Lake Milkengay | Surface of deflating lunette | Highly fragmented cranium and anterior portion of postcranial skeleton |
