Rod Wells
Biographic Data
| ID | 4469317 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rod Wells |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rod |
| FAMILY NAME | Wells |
| SIGNATURE | WELLS R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Flinders University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7474-6719 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
New 14 C Ages on Cellulose from Diprotodon Gut Contents
We report radiocarbon ages on cellulose isolated from the gut contents of a Diprotodon found at Lake Callabonna, South Australia. The maximum age obtained corresponds to a minimum age of >53,400 BP for this extinct giant marsupial. This is older than, and hence consistent with, the generally accepted Australian megafauna extinction window. We argue that dichromate and other strong oxidants are less selective than chlorite for lignin destruction i…
Preliminary 14 C Dates on Bulk Soil Organic Matter from the Black Creek Megafauna Fossil Site, Rocky River, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Radiocarbon age determinations and stratigraphy suggest that the deposits in Black Creek Swamp on Kangaroo Island record 3 phases of deposition and associated soil development which spanned at least the last 20,000 yr. Four new 14 C age determinations on bulk soil organic matter and their stratigraphic context are presented in this paper. Three of these age determinations (FP6: 15,687 ± 110 BP [WK11487]; FP7: 16,326 ± 385 BP [WK11488]; and FP8: 1…
Last Recorded Evidence For Megafauna At Wet Cave, Naracoorte, South Australia 45,000 Years Ago
Over 85 percent of Australian terrestrial vertebrate genera with a body mass greater than 44 kg became extinct during the late Pleistocene. These included all marsupials exceeding 100 kg (1 9 species) and 22 of the 38 species between 10 and 100 kg. Dwarfing occurred in many other species (Flannery 1990; Miller et al. 1999). The larger of these extinct animals have been categorised as megafauna
The Late Miocene Ongeva Local Fauna of Central Australia
The late Miocene Ongeva Local Fauna (LF).comprising vertebrate remains derived from channel sands in the Waite Formation (Alcoota Station, central Australia), probably resulted from natural attrition around permanent or semi¬ permanent pools in seasonally flowing streams.Mortality due to prolonged drought, such as that postulated for the stratigraphically lower Alcoota LF, is not indicated.Strata hosting the Ongeva LF show more proximal fluvial c…
Tirari formation and contained faunas, Pliocene of the Lake Eyre basin, South Australia
First recognized at Lake Palankarinna, south-eastern Lake Eyre Basin, South Aus¬ tralia, the Tirari Formation has subsequently been traced northward to outcrops along the lower Warburton River.Unfossiliferous, red gypsiferous mudstone with interbedded cross-laminated gypsum sand is the most characteristic lithology.A basal streamchannel fill at Lake Palankarinna, the Mampuwordu Member, contains the Palankarinna Fauna, and a widespread nested sequ…
Last Recorded Evidence For Megafauna At Wet Cave, Naracoorte, South Australia 45,000 Years Ago
Over 85 percent of Australian terrestrial vertebrate genera with a body mass greater than 44 kg became extinct during the late Pleistocene. These included all marsupials exceeding 100 kg (1 9 species) and 22 of the 38 species between 10 and 100 kg. Dwarfing occurred in many other species (Flannery 1990; Miller et al. 1999). The larger of these extinct animals have been categorised as megafauna
New 14 C Ages on Cellulose from Diprotodon Gut Contents
We report radiocarbon ages on cellulose isolated from the gut contents of a Diprotodon found at Lake Callabonna, South Australia. The maximum age obtained corresponds to a minimum age of >53,400 BP for this extinct giant marsupial. This is older than, and hence consistent with, the generally accepted Australian megafauna extinction window. We argue that dichromate and other strong oxidants are less selective than chlorite for lignin destruction i…
Preliminary 14 C Dates on Bulk Soil Organic Matter from the Black Creek Megafauna Fossil Site, Rocky River, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Radiocarbon age determinations and stratigraphy suggest that the deposits in Black Creek Swamp on Kangaroo Island record 3 phases of deposition and associated soil development which spanned at least the last 20,000 yr. Four new 14 C age determinations on bulk soil organic matter and their stratigraphic context are presented in this paper. Three of these age determinations (FP6: 15,687 ± 110 BP [WK11487]; FP7: 16,326 ± 385 BP [WK11488]; and FP8: 1…
Tirari formation and contained faunas, Pliocene of the Lake Eyre basin, South Australia
First recognized at Lake Palankarinna, south-eastern Lake Eyre Basin, South Aus¬ tralia, the Tirari Formation has subsequently been traced northward to outcrops along the lower Warburton River.Unfossiliferous, red gypsiferous mudstone with interbedded cross-laminated gypsum sand is the most characteristic lithology.A basal streamchannel fill at Lake Palankarinna, the Mampuwordu Member, contains the Palankarinna Fauna, and a widespread nested sequ…
The Late Miocene Ongeva Local Fauna of Central Australia
The late Miocene Ongeva Local Fauna (LF).comprising vertebrate remains derived from channel sands in the Waite Formation (Alcoota Station, central Australia), probably resulted from natural attrition around permanent or semi¬ permanent pools in seasonally flowing streams.Mortality due to prolonged drought, such as that postulated for the stratigraphically lower Alcoota LF, is not indicated.Strata hosting the Ongeva LF show more proximal fluvial c…
Last Recorded Evidence For Megafauna At Wet Cave, Naracoorte, South Australia 45,000 Years Ago
Over 85 percent of Australian terrestrial vertebrate genera with a body mass greater than 44 kg became extinct during the late Pleistocene. These included all marsupials exceeding 100 kg (1 9 species) and 22 of the 38 species between 10 and 100 kg. Dwarfing occurred in many other species (Flannery 1990; Miller et al. 1999). The larger of these extinct animals have been categorised as megafauna
Preliminary 14 C Dates on Bulk Soil Organic Matter from the Black Creek Megafauna Fossil Site, Rocky River, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Radiocarbon age determinations and stratigraphy suggest that the deposits in Black Creek Swamp on Kangaroo Island record 3 phases of deposition and associated soil development which spanned at least the last 20,000 yr. Four new 14 C age determinations on bulk soil organic matter and their stratigraphic context are presented in this paper. Three of these age determinations (FP6: 15,687 ± 110 BP [WK11487]; FP7: 16,326 ± 385 BP [WK11488]; and FP8: 1…
New 14 C Ages on Cellulose from Diprotodon Gut Contents
We report radiocarbon ages on cellulose isolated from the gut contents of a Diprotodon found at Lake Callabonna, South Australia. The maximum age obtained corresponds to a minimum age of >53,400 BP for this extinct giant marsupial. This is older than, and hence consistent with, the generally accepted Australian megafauna extinction window. We argue that dichromate and other strong oxidants are less selective than chlorite for lignin destruction i…
Ecology (4 works) · Geology (4 works) · Paleontology (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Biology (3 works) · Evolution and Paleontology Studies (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Megafauna (3 works) · Pleistocene (3 works) · Fauna (2 works)