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Steve Wroe - Research Output
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Refereed book chapters

Wroe, S. (2003). Australian marsupial carnivores: an overview of recent advances in palaeontology and phylogeny. In M. Jones, C. Dickman, and M. Archer (eds), Predators with Pouches: the Biology of Carnivorous Marsupials, CSIRO publishing: Melbourne, pp. 102-123.

Wroe, S., and Archer, M. (2003). Origins and early radiations of marsupials. In Merrick, J. Archer, M., Hickey, G. M., and Lee, M. S. Y. (eds). Evolution and Biogeography of Australasian Vertebrates, Auscipub Pty Ltd: Sydney, pp. 517-540.

Refereed articles

Wroe, S., and Field, J. (In Press). Megafaunal extinction: climate humans and assumptions. Trends in Evolution and Ecology.

Wroe, S., Thompson, M., and Grellet-Tinner, G. (Under Review). Pterosaurs buried their eggs. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London.

Wroe, S., and Field, J. (Under Review). Extinction of the Australian megafauna: A review of the evidence for human causation and an alternative paradigm. Quaternary Science Reviews.

Wroe, S., and McHenry, C. (In Press). Bite club. Nature Australia.

Wroe, S. and McHenry, C. (In Press). Tall tales and long necks. Nature Australia.

McHenry, C., Cook, A., and Wroe, S. (2005). Bottom feeding plesiosaurs. Science, 310: 75 Abstract / Full Article

Trueman, C. N. G., Field, J. H., Dortch, J., Charles, B., and Wroe, S. 2005. Prolonged coexistence of humans and megafauna in Pleistocene Australia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), 182: 8381-8385.

Wroe, S., McHenry, C., & Thomason, J. 2005 Bite club: comparative bite force in big biting mammals and the prediction of predatory behaviour in fossil taxa. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B. & Appendix

Wroe, S., Argot, C., and Dickman, C. (2004). On the rarity of big fierce mammalian carnivores. Proceedings of the Royal Society (London), Series B, (published on - line)

Wroe, S., Field, J., Fullagar, R., and Jermiin, L. (2004). Late Quaternary extinctions of megafauna and the global overkill hypothesis. Alcheringa, 28: 291-331.

Wroe, S., Crowther, M., Dortch, J., and Chong, J. (2003). The size of the largest marsupial and why it matters. Proceedings of the Royal Society London B (Suppl.), 270: S1-S2.

Wroe, S., Myers, T., Seebacher, F., Kear, B., Gillespie, A., Crowther, M., and Salisbury, S. (2003). An alternative method for predicting body-mass: The case of the marsupial lion. Paleobiology, 29: 404-412.

Johnson, C., and Wroe, S. (2003). Causes of extinctions of vertebrates during the Holocene of mainland Australia: arrival of the dingo or human impact? The Holocene, 13: 109-116.
Wroe, S. (2002) A review of terrestrial mammalian and reptilian carnivore ecology in Australian fossil faunas, and factors influencing their diversity: the myth of reptilian domination and its broader ramifications. Australian Journal of Zoology, 50:1-24

Wroe, S. (2001). Maximucinus muirheadae, gen. et sp. nov. (Thylacinidae, Marsupialia) , from the Miocene of Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland, with estimates of body weights for fossil thylacinids. Australian Journal of Zoology, 49: 603-614..

Wroe, S. (2001). A new genus and species of Miocene dasyuromorphian. Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists, 25: 53-59.

Wroe, S., and Musser, A. (2001). The skull of Nimbacinus dicksoni (Thylacinidae: Marsupialia). Australian Journal of Zoology, 49: 487-514.

Mackness, B. S., Wroe, S., Muirhead, J., Wilkinson, C., and Wilkinson, D. (2000). First fossil bandicoot from the Pliocene Chinchilla Local Fauna. Australian Mammalogy, 22: 133-136.

Wroe, S., and Mackness, B. S. (2000). Additional material referred to Dasyurus dunmalli from the Pliocene Chinchilla Local Fauna of southeastern Queensland and its phylogenetic implications. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 45: 641-645.

Wroe, S., and Mackness, B. S. (2000). A new genus and species of dasyurine dasyurid (Marsupialia) from the Pliocene Chinchilla Local Fauna of Southeastern Queensland. Alcheringa, 24: 319-325.

Wroe, S., Ebach, M., Ahyong, S., Muizon, C. de, and Muirhead, J. (2000). Cladistic analysis of dasyuromorphian (Marsupialia) phylogeny using cranial and dental features. Journal of Mammalogy, 81 (4): 1008-1024.

Krajewski, C., Wroe, S., and Westerman, M. (2000). Molecular evidence for the pattern and timing of cladogenesis in dasyurid marsupials. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 130: 375-404.

Wroe, S. (1999). The geologically oldest dasyurid (Marsupialia), from the middle Miocene of Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland. Palaeontology, 42: 501-527.

Wroe, S., and Muirhead, J. (1999). Evolution of Australian marsupicarnivores (Dasyuridae, Thylacinidae, Myrmecobiidae, Dasyuromorphia incertae sedis, Marsupialia incertae sedis). Australian Mammalogy, 21: 10-11.

Wroe, S., Myers, T. J., Wells, R. T., and Gillespie, A. (1999). Estimating the weight of the Pleistocene Marsupial Lion (Thylacoleo carnifex: Thylacoleonidae): implications for the ecomorphology of a marsupial super-predator and hypotheses of impoverishment of Australian marsupial carnivore faunas. Australian Journal of Zoology, 47: 489-498

Dawson, L., Muirhead, J., and Wroe, S. (1999). The Big Sink Local Fauna: a new lower Pliocene mammalian fauna from the Wellington Caves complex, Wellington, New South Wales. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement No. 57: 265-290.

Godthelp, H., Wroe, S., and Archer, M. (1999). A new marsupial from the early Eocene Tingamarra Local Fauna of Murgon, Southeastern Queensland: a prototypical Australian marsupial? Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 6: 289-313.

Wroe, S. (1998). A new genus and species of 'bone-cracking' dasyurid (Marsupialia) from the Miocene of Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland. Alcheringa, 22: 277-284

Wroe, S., Brammall, J., and Cooke, B. N. (1998). The skull of Ekaltadeta ima (Marsupialia: Hypsiprymnodontidae?): An analysis of some cranial features among marsupials and a re-investigation of propleopine phylogeny, with notes on the inference of carnivory in mammals. Journal of Paleontology, 72: 738-751.

Wroe, S., and Mackness, B. S. (1998). Revision of the Pliocene dasyurid, Dasyurus dunmalli (Dasyuridae, Marsupialia). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 42: 605-612.

Muirhead, J. and Wroe, S. (1998). A new genus and species, Badjcinus turnbulli gen. et sp. nov. (Thylacinidae: Marsupialia), from the late Oligocene of Riversleigh, northern Australia, and an investigation of thylacinid phylogeny. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 18: 612-626..

Wroe, S. (1997). A re-examination of proposed morphology-based synapomorphies for the families of Dasyuromorphia (Marsupialia): Part I, Dasyuridae. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 4: 19-52.

Wroe, S. (1997). Mayigriphus orbus gen. et sp. nov., a Miocene dasyuromorphian from Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 41: 439-448.

Wroe, S. (1997). Stratigraphy and phylogeny in the giant extinct rat-kangaroo Ekaltadeta (Propleopinae, Hypsiprymnodontidae, Marsupialia). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 41: 449-456.

Wroe, S. (1996). An investigation of phylogeny in the giant extinct rat-kangaroo, Ekaltadeta ima (Propleopinae, Potoroidae, Marsupialia). Journal of Paleontology, 70: 681-690.

Wroe, S. (1996). Muribacinus gadiyuli (Thylacinidae, Marsupialia), a very plesiomorphic thylacinid from the Miocene of Riversleigh, Northwestern Queensland, and the problem of paraphyly for the Dasyuridae. Journal of Paleontology, 70: 1032-1044

Wroe, S., and Archer, M. 1995. Extraordinary diphyodonty-related change in dental function for a tooth of the extinct marsupial Ekaltadeta ima ( (Propleopinae, Hypsiprymndontidae). Archives of Oral Biology, 40: 597-603.

Semi-Popular Articles

Wroe, S. (2004). Killer kangaroos and other murderous marsupials. Scientific American, Spec. Vol. 14: 48-55.

Wroe, S.
(2004). Factors behind the rarity of large mammalian carnivores. Australasian Science, (21-23).

Long. J., & Wroe, S. (2003). Marsupial baby killer or Aussie big cat. Australasian Science, (October): 23-24.

Wroe, S., and Johnson, C. (2003). Bring back the devil. Nature Australia, 27: 84.

Wroe, S. (2003). The myth of reptilian domination. Nature Australia, 27: 54-59.

Wroe, S., Field, J., and Fullagar, R. (2002). Lost giants. Nature Australia, 27: 54-61.

Wroe, S. (2001). The killer rat-kangaroo's tooth. Nature Australia, 27: 28-31.

Wroe, S. (2001). The lost kingdoms of Australia. Newton, 4: 98-104.

Wroe, S., and Field, J. (2001). On giant-wombats and red-herrings. Australasian Science, 24: 18.

Wroe, S., and Field, J. (2001). Megafaunal mystery remains. Australasian
Science
, 22 (September): 21-25.

Wroe, S. (2000). Move over sabre-toothed tiger. Nature Australia, 27: 44-51.

Wroe, S. (1999). The bird from hell? Nature Australia, 26: 58-64.

Wroe, S. (1999). Killer kangaroos and other murderous marsupials. Scientific American, 280: 68-74.

Conference papers

Wroe, S. (2004). Cenozoic giants of Australia. 7th International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology, Boca Raton, Florida, USA.

Wroe, S., Argot, C., Crowther, M., and Dickman, C. (2003). Tracking Australian and South American mammalian carnivore diversity over the last 25 million years: an empirical test of the 'future eaters' hypothesis.

Wroe, S. (2002). The ecology roles of Australia's extinct marsupial carnivores. Abstracts of the First International Palaeontological Congress, Macquarie University, Sydney.

Wroe, S., Myers, T. J., Sherwin, R., and Gillespie, A. (2000). Estimating the weight of the Pleistocene Marsupial Lion (Thylacoleonidae: Marsupialia): marsupial super-predator. Abstracts of the Australian Mammal Society Conference. University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury NSW, July 5-8, p. 20.

Wroe, S. (2000). Carnivore calamity: the rise and fall of Australia's warm-blooded killers. The Australian Mammal Society Conference. 5th July, University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury, NSW.

Wroe, S. (1998). New fossil material from Eocene, late Oligocene and Miocene deposits of Queensland and its significance in the inference of Australian marsupial carnivore evolution. Abstracts of the 1998 Australian Vertebrate Palaeontology Student Conference, p. 19-21.

Wroe, S., Muizon, C., de, Myers, T., and Mackness, B. N. (1998). Deconstructing the Mystery of the Meganesian Carnivores. Abstracts of the 2nd Riversleigh Symposium, December 3-4, UNSW, p. 14.

Arena, R., Wroe, S., and Archer, M. (1998). Additional material referred to the dasyurid Ganbulanyi djadjinguli: phylogenetic and palaeobiological implications. Abstracts of the 2nd Riversleigh Symposium, December 3-4, UNSW, p. 1.

Wroe, S. (1997). Were propleopines carnivorous? Abstracts of the Sixth Conference on Australian Vertebrate Palaeontology, Evolution and Systematics. Perth, July 7-11, p. 148.

Invited Editorial

Wroe, S. (2005). On little lizards and big extinctions. Quaternary Australasia, 23: 8-12

Publications in Popular Science

Wroe, S. (2001). The lost kingdoms of Australia. Newton, 4: 98-104.

Long, J., and Wroe, S. (2003). Marsupial baby killer or Aussie big 'cat'? Australasian Science, 24: 21-22.

Wroe, S., and Field, J. (2001). The big end. Sydney Morning Herald (News Review), September 1-2, p. 29.

Wroe, S., and Field, J. (2001). On giant-wombats and red-herrings. Australasian Science, 24: 18.

Wroe, S., and Field, J. (2001). Megafaunal mystery remains. Australasian Science, 22: 21-25.

Wroe, S. (1999). Killer kangaroos and other murderous marsupials. Scientific American, 280: 68-74.

Wroe, S. (1999). Australia's natural born killers. Squawk, 2: 13-15.

Wroe, S. (1999). The Sabre-less Sabre-tooth. Riversleigh Notes, 42: 5-6.

Wroe, S. (1998). Killer kangaroo. Australasian Science, 19: 25-28.

Wroe, S. (1998). Bills, bones and bias: did Thunder Birds eat meat? Riversleigh Notes, 40: 2-4.

Wroe, S., and Myers, T. J. (1998). Fallacy and future-eating. Australasian Science, 19 (9): 27-29.


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