Meiolania brevicollis belongs to an extinct genus of meiolaniid turtles that were present in Australasia from the Miocene to the Pleistocene (and possibly in to the Holocene). This species is the only member of this genus that has been identified on mainland Australia so far.
Skeletal element: squamosal (right)
Specimen number: NTM P870103-2
Significance of specimen: Holotype
Geological age: Miocene
State/territory: Northern Territory
Locality/site: Blast Site, Camfield Station
Skeletal element: partial shell
Specimen number: SAMA P43061
Geological age: Miocene
State/territory: South Australia
Locality/site: Lake Pinpa
Megirian, D. (1992). Meiolania brevicollis sp. nov.(Testudines: Meiolaniidae): a new horned turtle from the Australian Miocene. Alcheringa, 16(2), 93-106.