Where: French Polynesia (27.6° S, 144.3° W: paleocoordinates 27.6° S, 144.3° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; unlithified sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: Repository: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (NMNZ)
Primary reference: A. J. D. Tennyson and A. Anderson. 2012. Bird, reptile and mammal remains from archaeological sites on Rapa Island. In A. Anderson, D. J. Kennett (eds.), Taking the High Ground: The Archaeology of Rapa, a Fortified Island in Remote East Polynesia 105-114 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis
PaleoDB collection 231181: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 06.08.2023
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Aves | |
Pterodroma neglecta Schlegel 1863 Kermadec petrel | |
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"Procelsterna cerulea" = Anous ceruleus
"Procelsterna cerulea" = Anous ceruleus Bennett 1840 blue-gray noddy | |
Phaethon rubricauda Boddaert 1783 red-tailed tropicbird |