Sarcophilus harrisii (large mammal)

Mass: 7.5 kg based on Peck et al. 2015 and Pemberton and Gales 1991

Abundance: 0.01 to 4.93% (median 0.73%)

Latitudinal range: -43.1° to -31.3°

Habitats: (14), temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (1)

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Found in 15 samples

Australia: Franklin, Wee Jasper 99 (Pleistocene - Holocene), Kelly Hill Cave (K1–P2) - Layer 7D (Late Pleistocene), Kelly Hill Cave (K1–P2) - Layer 8 (Late Pleistocene), Titan’s Shelter (Site G2) (Late Pleistocene), Kutikina Cave (Unit 2) (Late Pleistocene), Caladenia Cave (Group J) (Holocene), Amphitheatre Cave (Holocene), Tight Entrance Cave (Unit J) (Late Pleistocene), Tight Entrance Cave (Unit H) (Late Pleistocene), Tight Entrance Cave (Units E-G) (Late Pleistocene), Tight Entrance Cave (Unit E*) (Late Pleistocene), Tight Entrance Cave (Unit D) (Late Pleistocene), Mammoth Cave (Late Pleistocene), Cooper’s Dune (Late Pleistocene)

Size measurements:
♀ body mass6600 kgN = 50Peck et al. 2015
♀ body mass7900 kgN = 1Pemberton and Gales 1991
♀ body mass7900 kgN = 1Pemberton and Gales 1991
♂ body mass8300 kgN = 34Peck et al. 2015
♂ body mass11100 kgN = 1Pemberton and Gales 1991
♂ body mass11400 kgN = 1Pemberton and Gales 1991
♂ body mass10100 kgN = 1Pemberton and Gales 1991
♂ body mass11000 kgN = 1Pemberton and Gales 1991
♂ body mass12100 kgN = 1Pemberton and Gales 1991
♂ body mass12100 kgN = 1Pemberton and Gales 1991
♂ body mass11100 kgN = 1Pemberton and Gales 1991

See also Sarcophilus, Sarcophilus laniarius, Sarcophilus sp.