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Acknowledgments The authors wish to thank Arthur Georges, John Cann, Arthur White, Michael Archer and Suzanne Hand who provided helpful comments on, or assistance in the preparation of, this manuscript. Joanne Best provided technical support. Jack, Rhonda, Bram, Troy and Selesti Smith of Bluff Downs Station continue to provide vital help and support for the ongoing research into the Bluff Downs Local Fauna. The collection of the Bluff Downs material was supported in part by an ARC Program Grant to M. Archer; a grant from the Department of Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories to M. Archer, S. Hand and H. Godthelp; a grant from the National Estate Program Grants Scheme to M. Archer and A. Bartholomai; and grants in aid to the Riversleigh Research Project from the University of New South Wales, Wang Australia Pty Ltd, ICI Australia and the Australian Geographic Society. |
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