FOSSIL VERTEBRATES FROM GORE QUARRIES. 
By H. A. Longman (Director). 
Many fragments of fossil vertebrates have recently been received from 
cave fillings at the Gore Limestone Quarries, South-Western Line, Queensland. 
Mr. L. C. Ball, Chief Geologist, Geological Survey of Queensland, heard of the 
occurrence of fossil bones at Gore whilst enquiring for phosphatic cave earths. 
In response to his request, Mr. D. S. Geary, manager of the Queensland Cement 
and Lime Co., forwarded specimens which Mr. Ball kindly brought to me in 
April last. A second consignment was received from Mr. Ball shortly afterwards. 
Subsequently Flight-Sergeant E. T. O’Rourke personally collected numerous 
specimens and brought two boxes of material to the Museum. 
This new fossil locality appears to be even richer than the Marmor Quarry 
cave-earth deposits, many specimens from which were recorded by the writer in 
Yol. VIII. of these Memoirs. Only part of this material from Gore has yet been 
examined in detail. There are dozens of maxillary and mandibular fragments 
of Macropodidae, with scores of long-bones, pelvic and tarsal elements, some of 
which are very fragmentary and some almost perfect. The following concise 
identifications will show that some of the specimens are of unusual interest: — 
Thylacoleo carnifex Owen. Mandibular fragment with carnassial and 
incisor ; another mandibular fragment with carnassial ; incomplete specimens of 
two unattached carnassials. F. 2770. 
Sarcophilus laniarius Owen. Six mandibular fragments; one maxillary 
fragment with two worn molars ; one isolated 2nd molar from the right maxilla. 
F. 2771. 
Phascolonus gig as Owen. Two mandibular fragments and two isolated 
molars. F. 2772. 
Phascolomys mitcheili Owen. Abraded fragment of a mandible with 
remains of the molar series, the dimensions of which agree with those of 
P. mitcheili. F. 2774. 
Bettongia sp. (Sub-Family Potoroinae) . A slightly-disrupted mandibular 
fragment with the characteristic deciduous premolar and two following molars. 
F. 2775. 
Isoodon obesulus. Three multicuspidate quadrangular molars were found 
completely embedded in cave earth but perfectly preserved and in serial 
alignment, 10 mm. in length. These agree precisely with unworn molars of this 
common bandicoot. F. 2773. 
No precise identifications have yet been made of the numerous maxillary 
and mandibular fragments of Macropodidae. 
A single isolated incisor of the Rattus type shows the presence of rodent 
species. 
The proximal end of an avian tarso-metatarsus is closely comparable with 
that of Alectura lathami, the Brush Turkey. F. 2769. 
The fragment of a lower jaw demonstrates a large Scincoid lizard 
resembling Trachysaurus rugosus. 
The presence of the Marsupial Lion ( Thylacoleo ), the 4 ‘Marsupial Devil” 
( Sarcophilus ) and the “Giant Wombat” or “Pouched Ass” (Phascolonus) 
shows that the Gore Quarries fauna is obviously related to that of the extensive 
Condamine Pleistocene deposits to the north of this locality. Mr. Ball notes 
that the limestones “are believed to be of Carboniferous Age.” 
A. H. Tucker, Government Printer, Brisbane. 
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