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TABLE 1. Measurements (mm; rounded to one decimal place) of the lower dentition of the type and referred material of Ganawamaya acris. L = tooth length, AW= anterior width, PW = posterior width, p = lower premolar, m = lower molar.

Specimen Locality p3L p3W m1L m1AW m1PW m2L m2AW m2PW m3L m3AW m3PW m4L m4AW m4PW
QMF24693 Boid Site 6.0 3.6 6.2 3.7 4.4 7.0 4.6 5.0            
QMF19901 Camel Sputum Site 6.8 4.1       6.3 4.4 4.7 7.0 4.8 4.9 6.8 4.9 4.5
QMF19969 Camel Sputum Site                 7.1 4.6 4.6      
QMF19970 Camel Sputum Site           6.6 4.3 4.5 6.8 4.8 4.8 7.1 4.7 4.4
QMF20365 Creaser's Ramparts 6.2 4.4 5.8 3.5 4.2 6.4 4.0 4.7 6.7 4.8 4.5 7.2 4.5 4.1
QMF30870 Creaser's Ramparts     5.0 3.1 3.8                  
QMF58649 Gag Site     6.1 3.9 4.0 6.0 4.2 4.2            
QMF24514 Inabeyance Site 6.7 3.7 6.5           6.8 4.6 4.6 6.8 4.5 4.3
QMF58658 Inabeyance Site 7.2 3.9                        
QMF19879 Neville's Garden Site     6.6 3.6 4.2 6.7 4.4 4.4 6.8 4.7 4.7 7.5 4.8 4.4
QMF19880 Neville's Garden Site                 7.9 5.1 5.2      
QMF24186 Neville's Garden Site 7.0 4.3 7.0 4.0 4.7                  
QMF24222 Neville's Garden Site     6.6 3.7 4.4 7.1 4.5 4.9 7.5 5.0 4.9      
QMF58652 Price is Right Site 6.7 4.0 5.9 3.6 4.4 6.0 4.4 4.6       6.7 4.6 4.0
QMF58653 Price is Right Site 5.8 3.5 5.8 3.4 3.9 6.1 4.4 4.5 6.7 4.7 4.5 7.2 4.5 4.2
QMF58654 Price Is Right Site 7.3 4.1 5.7 3.6 4.3 6.0 4.4 4.8 6.9 4.7 4.9      
QMF58655 Price is Right Site 5.7 2.9                        
QMF16840 RSO Site 6.7 3.9 5.9 3.4 4.1 6.3 4.0 4.3 6.6 4.6 4.6 6.8 4.7 4.4
QMF20033 RSO Site 6.6               7.4 5.3 5.1      
QMF19625 Upper Site           7.0 4.2 4.4            
QMF19639 Upper Site     6.5 2.9 4.1                  
QMF19661 Upper Site     6.2 3.3 4.1 6.0 4.2 4.4            
QMF19665 Upper Site                 6.9 4.5 4.8 6.9 4.7  
QMF19944 Upper Site     6.2 3.8 4.5 7.1 4.6 4.8 7.3 5.0 5.0      
QMF20192 Upper Site           7.2 4.7 4.9 7.4 5.1 5.1      
QMF20292 Upper Site     6.6 3.4 4.1                  
QMF16839 Wayne's Wok Site 6.7 3.9 6.5 3.8 4.4 6.3 4.2 4.8 6.8 4.7 5.0      
QMF16842 Wayne's Wok Site 6.1 3.4                        
QMF19596 Wayne's Wok Site 6.1                          
QMF19846 Wayne's Wok Site                       7.7 4.9 4.6
QMF19899 Wayne's Wok Site 6.6   5.7 3.5 4.3       7.1 4.7 4.9      
QMF20563 Wayne's Wok Site     6.1 3.4 4.0                  
QMF57788 Wayne's Wok Site                       7.3 4.6 4.3
QMF57789 Wayne's Wok Site     6.5 3.6 4.3 6.8 4.3 4.7 7.1 4.9 4.8      
QMF57790 Wayne's Wok Site 6.4 3.6 6.1 3.3 4.1 6.5 4.3 4.8 7.3 4.8 4.8 7.3 5.0 4.6
QMF58657 Wayne's Wok Site 6.0 3.5                        
QMF58659 Wayne's Wok Site 6.2               6.8 4.8 4.6      
UCMP88204 Kutjamarpu Local Fauna, South Australia 7.0 4.1 6.9 3.8 4.7 7.6 5.1 5.2 7.8 5.4 5.2      

 

 

TABLE 2. Measurements (mm; rounded to one decimal place) of the upper dentition of the type and referred material of Ganawamaya acris. L = tooth length, AW= anterior width, PW = posterior width, P = upper premolar, M = upper molar.

Specimen Locality P3L P3W M1L M1AW M1PW M2L M2AW M2PW M3L M3AW M3PW M4L M4AW M4PW
QMF16841 Camel Sputum Site 6.8 4.3 6.0 5.4 4.9 6.6 6.1 5.2 7.5 6.0 5.2 6.2 5.6 4.2
QMF19677 Camel Sputum Site           6.7 7.0 5.7 7.4 6.5 5.5      
QMF19693 Camel Sputum Site           6.0 5.7 5.2 5.7 5.6 4.6 5.9 5.2 3.7
QMF19862 Camel Sputum Site 6.7 4.9 6.7 5.4 4.8                  
QMF19981 Camel Sputum Site           6.9 6.1 5.2 7.4 6.2 5.3      
QMF20161 Camel Sputum Site     6.3 5.7 5.2 6.6 6.0 4.9 6.7 5.6 4.9 7.2 5.7 4.4
QMF20286 Camel Sputum Site                 8.1 6.7 5.7 7.1 5.8 4.6
QMF20523 Camel Sputum Site 7.4 5.0 6.8 6.0 5.4 7.3 6.4 5.7 7.9 6.1 5.5 7.3 5.4 4.5
QMF20617 Camel Sputum Site 6.9 4.1 6.7 5.7 5.3                  
QMF20618 Camel Sputum Site     6.8 5.7 5.2 6.9 6.2 5.3 7.4 6.0 5.2 7.2 5.4 4.4
QMF23476 Camel Sputum Site 8.0 5.6 7.4 6.1 5.6                  
QMF23485 Camel Sputum Site           6.9 6.5 5.3 8.1 6.1 5.1      
QMF24189 Camel Sputum Site         5.6 6.7 6.4 5.3 6.6          
QMF58648 Camel Sputum Site 6.7 4.2 5.9 5.3 4.8 6.4 5.5 4.8 6.7 5.5 4.6 7.3 5.5 3.7
QMF23820 Creaser's Ramparts Site           6.8 5.9 5.3 7.1 6.1 5.4 7.4 5.7  
QMF30274 Creaser's Ramparts Site 7.4 4.8 6.8 5.6 5.4 6.5 6.2 5.4 7.3 6.4 5.2 7.2 5.6 4.3
QMF58651 Judith's Horizontalis Site 7.5 4.5 6.8 5.8 5.2 6.6 6.0 5.3 7.3 6.1 4.9 7.2 5.3 4.5
QMF13090 Neville's Garden Site           7.3 6.6 5.4 7.2 6.3 4.9 7.9 5.7 4.5
QMF19618 Upper Site           7.4 5.7 5.0            
QMF19684 Upper Site 7.6 4.8 7.0 5.7 5.4                  
QMF19686 Upper Site 7.1 4.2 6.8 5.6 5.4 7.4 6.0 5.5            
QMF19840 Upper Site     6.0 5.4 5.2 6.8 5.9 5.1 6.9 5.6 5.1 6.5 5.2 3.9
QMF19840 Upper Site           6.4   5.3 7.0 5.8 4.8 6.4 5.3 4.1
QMF19884 Upper Site     7.0 5.8 5.0                  
QMF19927 Upper Site                 7.1 5.5 4.9      
QMF19946 Upper Site           7.3 6.4 5.5            
QMF20280 Upper Site     6.6 5.6 5.4                  
QMF20296 Upper Site           7.4 6.4 5.7 7.8 6.4 5.4 6.5 5.4 4.1
QMF58656 Upper Site 7.2 4.9 6.6 5.8 5.2 7.0 6.3 5.5 7.1 6.2 5.5 7.3 5.7 4.6
QMF19577 Wayne's Wok Site 7.5 4.5 6.8 5.7 5.5 7.4 6.3 5.6 7.9 6.1 5.6      
QMF19821 Wayne's Wok Site     6.4 5.8 5.3 6.6 6.2 5.6 7.2 6.3 5.6 7.3 6.0 4.8
QMF19920 Wayne's Wok Site     6.3     6.6   5.2            
QMF19935 Wayne's Wok Site     6.3 5.2 4.9 6.8 5.8 4.9            
QMF24192 Wayne's Wok Site           7.0 6.2 5.4 7.2 6.1 5.3 7.3 5.3  
QMF31461 Wayne's Wok Site 7.5 5.1 6.4 5.6 5.3 6.4 6.2 5.4 7.6 6.5 5.6 7.7 6.1 4.7
QMF31461 Wayne's Wok Site     6.3 5.8 5.6 7.0 6.4 5.5 7.7 6.6 5.7 7.8 6.1 4.5
QMF36412 Wayne's Wok Site 7.4 4.6 6.3 5.5 5.4 6.9 6.3 5.3 7.1          
UCMP88212 Kutjamarpu Local Fauna,
South Australia
          7.5 6.1 5.7 7.5 6.2 5.9 8.6 5.9 4.7

 

 

TABLE 3. Measurements (mm; rounded to one decimal place) of the lower dentition of the type and referred material of Ganawamaya aediculis. Abbreviations are the same as Table 1.

Specimen Locality p3L p3W m1L m1AW m1PW m2L m2AW m2PW m3L m3AW m3PW m4L m4AW m4PW
QMF30076 Gillespie's Gully Site 5.9 3.4 6.3 3.6 4.1 6.7 4.4 4.8 6.9 4.8 4.8 7.3 4.8 3.8
QMF30298 LSO Site 5.9 3.7 5.8 3.4 3.9       6.5 4.2 4.0 7.0 4.1 3.9
QMF31463 LSO Site 6.2 3.6                        
QMF16843 White Hunter Site 6.4 3.9 5.4 3.8 4.2 5.9 4.2 4.3 6.0 4.4 4.5 6.7 4.2 3.9
QMF19584 White Hunter Site 6.1 2.6 6.0 3.3 3.8                  
QMF19605 White Hunter Site                       6.4 4.1 4.0
QMF19876 White Hunter Site           6.7 4.4 4.6 6.4 4.5 4.8 7.2 4.6 4.4
QMF19878 White Hunter Site 6.0 3.4 5.7 3.4 3.9                  
QMF19993 White Hunter Site                 5.8 4.2 4.2 - 3.8  
QMF19994 White Hunter Site                            
QMF20146 White Hunter Site                 6.6 4.3 4.3      
QMF31182 White Hunter Site 5.9 3.7 5.3 3.1 3.7 5.6 3.8 3.9 5.8 4.0 4.0 - 3.8 -
QMF58660 White Hunter Site 6.6 3.6 5.9 3.3 3.8 6.3 4.2 4.3 6.6 4.5 4.3 7.0 4.4 4.2

 

 

TABLE 4. Measurements (mm; rounded to one decimal place) of the upper dentition of the type and referred material of Ganawamaya aediculis. Abbreviations are the same as Table 2.

Specimen Locality P3L P3W M1L M1AW M1PW M2L M2AW M2PW M3L M3AW M3PW M4L M4AW M4PW
QMF58658 LSO Site 6.9 4.3 5.6 5.3 4.5                  
QMF58658 LSO Site 6.8 4.0 5.5 5.5 4.6 6.3 5.6 4.6 6.7 5.9 4.6 6.6 4.9 4.0
QMF20633 White Hunter Site           5.9 4.9 4.3 6.1 4.8 4.3 6.4 4.7 3.4
QMF23354 White Hunter Site     5.5 5.0 4.5 6.1 5.3 4.6            
QMF57791 White Hunter Site 6.8 4.6 6.7 5.6 4.8 6.9 5.8 4.9            

 

 

TABLE 5. Measurements (mm; rounded to one decimal place) of the lower dentition of the type and referred material of Ganawamaya gillespieae comb. nov. Abbreviations are the same as Table 1.

Specimen Locality p3L p3W m1L m1AW m1PW m2L m2AW m2PW m3L m3AW m3PW m4L m4AW m4PW
QMF13099 Dirk's Towers Site 6.6 3.6 6.1 3.1 4.3 6.3 4.2 4.5 6.2 4.7 4.4 6.5 4.6 4.0
QMF20036 Dirk's Towers Site     5.5 3.5 4.3 6.4 4.3 4.5 6.5 4.7 4.5      
QMF29661 Dirk's Towers Site               4.5 6.5 4.7 4.7 6.4 4.4 3.9
QMF30289 Dirk's Towers Site 6.8 4.1 6.3 3.9 4.3 6.6 4.6 4.4 7.4 5.1 4.7 7.4 4.8 4.4
QMF36233 Dirk's Towers Site 6.8 4.0                        
QMF36339 Dirk's Towers Site     6.2 3.3 4.0 6.3 4.1 4.5 6.9 4.7 4.7      
QMF35432 Quantum Leap Site 6.2 3.2 5.9 3.4 3.7 6.2 4.3 4.2 6.4 4.6 4.2 6.6 4.7 4.0

 

 

TABLE 6. Measurements (mm; rounded to one decimal place) of the upper dentition of the type and referred material of Ganawamaya gillespieae comb. nov. Abbreviations are the same as Table 2.

Specimen Locality P3L P3W M1L M1AW M1PW M2L M2AW M2PW M3L M3AW M3PW M4L M4AW M4PW
QMF13100 Dirk's Towers Site           6.7 5.8 4.7 6.9 5.8 4.8 6.5 5.6 4.3
QMF16912 Dirk's Towers Site     6.4 5.3 5.1 7.0 5.7 5.1            
QMF24178 Dirk's Towers Site     6.1 6.1 5.2 6.6 5.7 5.0       6.9 5.7 4.3
QMF24180 Dirk's Towers Site           7.0 5.8 4.9 7.0 6.0 4.7      
QMF24185 Dirk's Towers Site 6.9 4.3 6.4 5.5 4.9                  
QMF24479 Dirk's Towers Site                 7.6 6.2 5.1      
QMF35432 Quantum Leap Site 6.9 4.2 5.9 5.2 4.5 6.9 5.8 4.8 6.9 5.6 4.6 7.0 5.1 4.1
QMF35432 Quantum Leap Site 6.7 4.3 6.0 5.5 4.6 6.2 5.7 4.7 6.8 5.6 4.8 6.7 5.3 4.1

 

 

TABLE 7. Measurements (mm; rounded to one decimal place) of the upper and lower dentition of the type and referred material of Ganawamaya couperi comb. nov. Abbreviations are the same as Table 1 and Table 2.

Specimen Locality p3L p3W m1L m1AW m1PW m2L m2AW m2PW m3L m3AW m3PW m4L m4AW m4PW
QMF30401 White Hunter Site 4.9 3.1 5.1 3.0 3.4 5.1 3.5 3.9 5.4 3.9 4.1 5.6 3.7 3.6
UCMP57334 Ngapakaldi Local Fauna 5.4 3.2 4.6 2.9 3.3 4.7 3.1 3.3 4.6 3.1 3.2      
UCMP10600 Ngapakaldi Local Fauna 4.9 3.2 4.7 3.2 3.2       4.8 3.6 3.4      
Specimen Locality P3L P3W M1L M1AW M1PW M2L M2AW M2PW M3L M3AW M3PW M4L M4AW M4PW
UCMP57340 Ngapakaldi Local Fauna 5.3 3.3 5.2 4.6 4.1 4.7 3.4 4.1 5.0 4.4 3.9 5.1 4.0 3.0
UCMP57337 Ngapakaldi Local Fauna 4.5 3.0 4.0 2.8 2.8 4.4 3.1 3.0            

 

 

TABLE 8. Presence/absence table for species of Ganawamaya throughout Australia. Numbers represent the number of specimens. Abbreviations are: B, Boid Site; CR, Creaser’s Ramparts Site; CS, Camel Sputum Site; D, D Site; DT, Dirk’s Towers Site; G, Gag Site; GG, Gillespie's Gully Site; LSO, LSO Site; NG, Neville’s Garden Site; PIR, Price Is Right Site; RSO, RSO Site; U, Upper Site; WH, White Hunter Site; WW, Wayne’s Wok Site.

Series/Epoch late Oligocene early Miocene   middle Miocene
Faunal Zone FZA FZB FZB/C FZC
Interval A B1 B2/B3 B3 B2/B3/C1 C2/C3
Site (Queensland) D WH GG LSO DT QL B CR CS I JH NG RSO U WW PIR G
Gan. aediculis   15 1 3                          
Gan. couperi comb. nov.   1                              
Gan. gillespieae comb. nov.         12 1                      
Gan. acris             1 4 19 2 1 5 2 17 18 4 1
Site (South Australia) Ngapakaldi                       Wipajiri  
Gan. couperi comb. nov. 3                                
Gan. acris                               2