Plaine des Roches: Holocene, Mauritius
collected by E. Thirioux
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Columbiformes
- Columbidae
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Alectroenas nitidissima
(Scopoli 1786)
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| recombined as Alectroenas nitidissimus | |||||||
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Reptilia
- Strigiformes
- Strigidae
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Mascarenotus sauzieri
(Newton and Gadow 1893)
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Hume 2013 | ||||||
| recombined as Otus sauzieri | |||||||
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Zosteropidae
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Zosterops chloronothos
(Vieillot 1817)
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Hume 2013 | ||||||
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Zosterops mauritianus
(Gmelin 1789)
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Hume 2013 | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Pycnonotidae
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Hypsipetes olivaceus
Jardine and Selby 1837
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Hume 2013 | ||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Mauritius |
| Coordinates: | 20.1° South, 57.7° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 20.1° South, 57.7° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Holocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Holocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.01170 - 0.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | cave |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | MNHN |
| Collectors: | E. Thirioux |
Metadata
| Database number: | 194034 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2018-06-12 00:01:08 | Last modified: | 2018-06-12 00:01:08 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-06-12 00:01:08 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 65903. | J. P. Hume. 2011. Systematics, morphology, and ecology of pigeons and doves (Aves: Columbidae) of the Mascarene Islands, with three new species. Zootaxa 3124:1-62 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |
Secondary references:
| 65932 | J. P. Hume. 2013. A synopsis of the pre-human avifauna of the Mascarene Islands. Proceedings of the 8th International Meeting of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution 195-237 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |