Uleb-7 cave, Ulebsechel Island (level 2): Holocene, Palau
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Phaethontiformes
- Phaethontidae
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Phaethon lepturus
Daudin 1802
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Procellariidae
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Puffinus lherminieri
Lesson 1839
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8 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Laridae
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Gygis candida
(Gmelin 1789)
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1 specimen | ||||||
| recombined as Gygis alba candida | |||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Muridae
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Rattus sp.
Fischer 1803
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3 specimens | ||||||
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Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Pteropodidae
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Pteropus sp.
Brisson 1762
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1 specimen | ||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Palau |
| Coordinates: | 7.3° North, 134.5° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 7.3° North, 134.5° 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: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: 12/15-27/29 cm depth | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | fissure fill |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 209740 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2020-05-13 21:02:22 | Last modified: | 2020-05-13 21:02:22 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2020-05-13 21:02:22 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 72350. | G. K. Pregill and D. W. Steadman. 2000. Fossil vertebrates from Palau, Micronesia: a resource assessment. Micronesica 33:137-152 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |