About the Authors

Suzanne J. Hand

s.hand@unsw.edu.au

Affiliation School of Biological, Environmental and Earth Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Daphne E. Lee

Affiliation Department of Geology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Trevor H. Worthy

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Michael Archer

Affiliation School of Biological, Environmental and Earth Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Jennifer P. Worthy

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Alan J. D. Tennyson

Affiliation Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand

Steven W. Salisbury

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

R. Paul Scofield

Affiliation Canterbury Museum, Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand

Dallas C. Mildenhall

Affiliation GNS Science, Lower Hutt, New Zealand

Elizabeth M. Kennedy

Affiliation GNS Science, Lower Hutt, New Zealand

Jon K. Lindqvist

Affiliation Department of Geology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Analyzed the data: SJH DEL THW MA JPW AJDT SWS RPS DCM EMK JKL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SJH DEL THW MA JPW AJDT SWS RPS DCM EMK JKL. Wrote the paper: SJH DEL THW MA JPW AJDT SWS RPS DCM EMK JKL.