Trants, stratum C/D: Holocene, Montserrat
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Psittaciformes
- Psittacidae
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Amazona sp.
Lesson 1830
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Columbiformes
- Columbidae
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Columbidae indet.
Illiger 1811
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6 specimens | |||||||||
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Zenaida aurita
(Temminck 1809)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Columba squamosa
Bonnaterre 1792
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28 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Patagioenas squamosa | ||||||||||
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Geotrygon mystacea
(Temminck 1811)
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17 specimens | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Gruiformes
- Rallidae
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Porphyrio (Porphyrula) martinicus
(Linnaeus 1766)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Porphyrio martinica | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
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Passeriformes indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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10 specimens | |||||||||
| includes 4 Mimidae/Turdidae sp. | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Mimidae
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Margarops fuscatus
(Vieillot 1808)
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26 specimens | |||||||||
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Margarops fuscus
(Statius Muller 1776)
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14 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Allenia fusca | ||||||||||
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Cinclocerthia ruficauda
(Gould 1836)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Turdidae
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Cichlherminia lherminieri
(Lafresnaye 1844)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Turdus lherminieri | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Montserrat |
| Coordinates: | 16.8° North, 62.2° West (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 16.8° North, 62.2° West |
| 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: Stratum B was deposits ca. 500-0 BC. Bone samples from stratum D are so limited that they are included with those from stratum C. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "siliciclastic" |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,anthropogenic |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | archaeological analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 194570 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2018-06-21 22:19:47 | Last modified: | 2018-06-21 22:19:47 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-06-21 22:19:47 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 66086. | K. R. Reis and D. W. Steadman. 1999. Archaeology of Trants, Montserrat. Part 5. Prehistoric avifauna. Annals of Carnegie Museum 68:275-287 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |