PHASCOLOMYID^I. 155 



by Owen in the ' Extinct Mammals of Australia,' pi. liv. 

 fig. 1. Presented by G. F. Bennett, Esq., 1879. 



42606. Several imperfect upper incisors, probably belonging either 

 to this species or to P. platyrliinus ; from the caves of the 

 Wellington Valley. 

 Presented by the Trustees of the Australian Museum, 1870. 



42606 a. Two imperfect mandibular incisors agreeing in size with 

 the preceding ; from the same locality. Same history. 



Some of the following limb-bones probably belong to the present species, 

 and others to some of the other smaller Wombats. 



43951. The proximal half of the left humerus ; from the same 

 locality. Same history. 



43951 a. The imperfect left humerus ; from the same locality. 



Same history. 



43951 b. The distal half of the right humerus ; from the same 

 locality. Same history. 



40020. The associated left radius and ulna ; from Queensland. 



Presented by Sir D. Cooper, Bart., 1866. 

 43908. The proximal portion of the left ulna; from a cave in the 



Wellington Valley. 



Presented by the Trustees of the Australian Museum, 1870. 



42617. The distal half of the left femur; from the same locality. 



Same history. 



32293. The distal extremity of the left femur ; from the same 

 locality. Purchased, 1857. 



43939. Several specimens of the calcaneum ; from the same locality. 

 Presented by the Trustees of the Australian Museum, 1870. 



43939 a. Two specimens of the astragalus ; from the same locality. 



Same history. 



43939 b. Several metapodials and phalangeals ; from the same 

 locality. Same history. 



, Owen '. 



The characters of this, the largest existing Wombat, are given 

 under the head of the group. The length of the space occupied by 

 the upper cheek-teeth is 0,053. 



Hob. South Australia (Recent) and Queensland (Pleistocene). 

 1 Cat, Osteol. Series Mas. Koy. Coll. Surg. vol. i. p. 334 (1853). 



