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Sthenurus stirlingi – forelimb bones

Sthenurus stirlingi is the largest of the species of Sthenurus, a genus of short-faced kangaroos in the extinct subfamily Sthenurinae. This species was first described by Rod Wells and Dick Tedford in 1995.

Specimen number: SAMA P22533
Significance of specimen: Holotype
Geological age: Pleistocene
State/territory: South Australia
Locality/site: Lake Callabonna

Left scapula of Sthenurus stirlingi holotype SAMA P22533. Photo by I. A. R. Kerr 2023
Left carpals (capitatum, hamatum, triquetrum) and metacarpal 4 of Sthenurus stirlingi holotype SAMA P22533. Photo by I. A. R. Kerr 2023

Skeletal element: carpals (capitatum, hamatum, triquetrum) and metacarpal 4 (left)

Skeletal element: scapula (left)

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