Also known as Lake Grassmere, Marlborough
Where: New Zealand (41.7° S, 174.2° E: paleocoordinates 41.7° S, 174.2° E)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
• between 600 and 1500 years BP
Environment/lithology: dune; siliciclastic sediments
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: T. H. Worthy. 1998. A remarkable fossil and archaeological avifauna from Marfells Beach, Lake Grassmere, South Island, New Zealand. Records of the Canterbury Museum 12:79-176 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 100554: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 10.12.2010, edited by Matthew Clapham
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Aves | |
Coenocorypha cf. aucklandica Gray 1845 subantarctic snipe
Limosa lapponica Linnaeus 1758 bar-tailed godwit | |
Himantopus novaezelandiae Gould 1841 black stilt | |
Stercorarius parasiticus Linnaeus 1758 parasitic jaeger | |
Anarhynchus frontalis Quoy and Gaimard 1830 wrybill
Charadrius obscurus Gmelin 1789 red-breasted dotterel
Charadrius bicinctus Jardine and Selby 1827 double-banded plover | |
Larus spp., Larus dominicanus, Sterna striata, "Sterna caspia" = Hydroprogne caspia, "Sterna albostriata" = Chlidonias albostriatus, "Sterna nereis" = Sternula nereis
Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein 1823 kelp gull
Sterna striata Gmelin 1789 white-fronted tern
"Sterna caspia" = Hydroprogne caspia Pallas 1770 Caspian tern
"Sterna albostriata" = Chlidonias albostriatus Gray 1845 black-fronted tern
"Sterna nereis" = Sternula nereis Gould 1843 fairy tern | |
Haematopus unicolor Forster 1841 variable oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian oystercatcher | |
Falco novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1788 New Zealand falcon | |
Phalacrocoracidae indet., Phalacrocorax spp., Phalacrocorax varius, Phalacrocorax carbo, "Leucocarbo carunculatus" = Phalacrocorax carunculatus, "Stictocarbo punctatus" = Phalacrocorax punctatus, "Phalacrocorax melanoleucos" = Microcarbo melanoleucos
Phalacrocorax varius Gmelin 1789 pied cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Linnaeus 1758 great cormorant
"Leucocarbo carunculatus" = Phalacrocorax carunculatus Gmelin 1789 Rough-faced shag
"Stictocarbo punctatus" = Phalacrocorax punctatus Sparrman 1786 spotted shag
"Phalacrocorax melanoleucos" = Microcarbo melanoleucos Vieillot 1817 little pied cormorant | |
? Morus serrator Gray 1843 Australasian gannet | |
Pelecanus conspicillatus Temminck 1824 Australian pelican | |
Pelagodroma marina Latham 1790 white-faced storm-petrel | |
Pachyptila vittata, Pachyptila turtur, Procellaria aequinoctialis, "Puffinus griseus" = Ardenna grisea, "Puffinus tenuirostris" = Ardenna tenuirostris, Pelecanoides urinatrix, Puffinus spp., Pterodroma cookii, Pterodroma inexpectata, Macronectes spp.
Pachyptila vittata Forster 1777 broad-billed prion
Pachyptila turtur Kuhl 1820 fairy prion
Procellaria aequinoctialis Linnaeus 1758 white-chinned petrel
"Puffinus griseus" = Ardenna grisea Gmelin 1789 sooty shearwater
"Puffinus tenuirostris" = Ardenna tenuirostris Temminck 1823 short-tailed shearwater
Pelecanoides urinatrix Gmelin 1789 common diving-petrel
Pterodroma cookii Gray 1843 Cook's petrel
Pterodroma inexpectata Forster 1844 mottled petrel | |
"Diomedea cauta" = Thalassarche cauta
"Diomedea cauta" = Thalassarche cauta Gould 1841 white-capped albatross | |
"Megadyptes waitaha n. sp." = Megadyptes antipodes waitaha1, Eudyptes pachyrhynchus, Eudyptula minor
Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Gray 1845 Fiordland penguin
Eudyptula minor Forster 1781 little penguin | |
Aptornis defossor Owen 1871 bird | |
Gallirallus australis, Fulica prisca, Gallinula hodgenorum, Porphyrio hochstetteri, Porphyrio porphyrio
Gallirallus australis Sparrman 1786 weka
Fulica prisca Hamilton 1893 New Zealand coot
Gallinula hodgenorum Scarlett 1955 Hodgen's rail
Porphyrio hochstetteri Meyer 1883 South Island takahe
Porphyrio porphyrio Linnaeus 1758 western swamphen | |
Sceloglaux albifacies Gray 1844 laughing owl
Ninox novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1788 southern boobook | |
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 New Zealand pigeon | |
"Strigops habroptilus" = Strigops habroptila, Nestor meridionalis
"Strigops habroptilus" = Strigops habroptila Gray 1845 kakapo
Nestor meridionalis Gmelin 1788 New Zealand kaka | |
Cyanoramphus spp. Bonaparte 1854 parrot | |
"Eudynamys taitensis" = Urodynamis taitensis
"Eudynamys taitensis" = Urodynamis taitensis Sparrman 1787 long-tailed koel | |
Poliocephalus rufopectus Gray 1843 New Zealand grebe
Podiceps cristatus Linnaeus 1758 great crested grebe | |
Mergus australis, "Euryanas finschi" = Chenonetta finschi, Aythya novaeseelandiae, Anas chlorotis, Anas gracilis, Anas superciliosa, Biziura delautouri, Tadorna variegata, Cygnus sumnerensis2, Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos, Malacorhynchus scarletti
Mergus australis Hombron and Jacquinot 1841 Auckland Islands merganser
"Euryanas finschi" = Chenonetta finschi Van Beneden 1875 Finsch's duck
Aythya novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 New Zealand scaup
Anas chlorotis Gray 1845 brown teal
Anas gracilis Buller 1869 gray teal
Anas superciliosa Gmelin 1789 Pacific black duck
Biziura delautouri Forbes 1891 New Zealand musk duck
Tadorna variegata Gmelin 1789 Paradise shelduck
Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos Gmelin 1789 blue duck
Malacorhynchus scarletti Olson 1977 Scarlett's duck | |
"Bowdleria punctata" = Megalurus punctatus
"Bowdleria punctata" = Megalurus punctatus Quoy and Gaimard 1830 fernbird | |
Turnagra capensis Sparrman 1787 South Island piopio | |
Philesturnus carunculatus, "Callaeas cinerea" = Callaeas cinereus
Philesturnus carunculatus Gmelin 1789 South Island saddleback
"Callaeas cinerea" = Callaeas cinereus Gmelin 1789 South Island kokako | |
Corvus moriorum Forbes 1892 Chatham Islands raven | |
Turdus philomelos Brehm 1831 song thrush | |
Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus 1758 European starling | |
Anthus novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 Australasian pipit | |
Mohoua novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 pipipi
Mohoua ochrocephala Gmelin 1789 yellowhead | |
Carduelis carduelis Linnaeus 1758 European goldfinch | |
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1788 tui
Anthornis melanura Sparrman 1786 New Zealand bellbird | |
Petroica australis Sparrman 1788 New Zealand robin | |
Dinornis giganteus Owen 1844 bird | |
Emeidae indet. bird
Euryapteryx geranoides Owen 1848 Mantell's moa
? Pachyornis elephantopus Owen 1856 heavy-footed moa
Emeus crassus Owen 1846 eastern moa | |
Apteryx "sp. juv." Huxley 1867 kiwi
Apteryx australis Shaw 1813 Southern brown kiwi | |
Harpagornis moorei Haast 1872 Haast's eagle
Circus approximans Peale 1848 Swamp harrier
Circus eylesi Scarlett 1953 Eyles's harrier | |
Reptilia | |
Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus 1758 wild turkey
Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus 1758 ring-necked pheasant
Gallus gallus Linnaeus 1758 chicken
Coturnix novaezelandiae Quoy and Gaimard 1830 New Zealand quail |