PBDB Collection

Cliffs east of Ruby Gully (Pleistocene of New Zealand)

Also known as J41/f131, J41/f8230

Where: South Island, New Zealand (45.1° S, 171.0° E: paleocoordinates 45.1° S, 171.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Hillgrove Formation, Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; sandstone

Primary reference: T. H. Worthy and J. A. Grant-Mackie. 2003. Late-Pleistocene avifaunas from Cape Wanbrow, Otago, South Island, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 33(1):427-485 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 87814: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 25.03.2009

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
-	Gastropoda indet. Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
Mammalia
-	Mammalia indet. Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal
Carnivora - Phocidae	Phocidae indet. Phocidae indet. Gray 1821 seal
Reptilia
Squamata - Scincidae	Scincidae indet. Scincidae indet. Gray 1825 skink
Aves
Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae	Coenocorypha iredalei Coenocorypha iredalei Rothschild 1921 South Island snipe
Charadriiformes - Haematopodidae	Haematopus unicolor, Haematopus finschi Haematopus unicolor Forster 1841 variable oystercatcher Haematopus finschi Martens 1897 South Island oystercatcher
Charadriiformes - Charadriidae	Charadrius bicinctus, Charadrius obscurus Charadrius bicinctus Jardine and Selby 1827 double-banded plover Charadrius obscurus Gmelin 1789 red-breasted dotterel
Charadriiformes - Laridae	Larus dominicanus, "Larus novaehollandiae" = Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein 1823 kelp gull "Larus novaehollandiae" = Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Stephens 1826 silver gull /bulleri
Galliformes - Phasianidae	Coturnix novaezelandiae Coturnix novaezelandiae Quoy and Gaimard 1830 New Zealand quail
Falconiformes - Falconidae	Falco novaeseelandiae Falco novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1788 New Zealand falcon
Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae	Megadyptes antipodes, Eudyptes sp., Eudyptes pachyrhynchus, Eudyptula minor Megadyptes antipodes Hombron and Jacquinot 1841 yellow-eyed penguin Eudyptes sp. Vieillot 1816 penguin or Megadyptes sp. Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Gray 1845 Fiordland penguin Eudyptula minor Forster 1781 little penguin
Procellariiformes - Procellariidae	Puffinus gavia, Pachyptila sp., Pachyptila turtur, "Puffinus griseus" = Ardenna grisea, Pelecanoides sp., Pelecanoides urinatrix Puffinus gavia Forster 1844 fluttering shearwater /huttoni Pachyptila sp. Illiger 1811 prion Pachyptila turtur Kuhl 1820 fairy prion "Puffinus griseus" = Ardenna grisea Gmelin 1789 sooty shearwater Pelecanoides sp. Lacépède 1799 diving-petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix Gmelin 1789 common diving-petrel
Procellariiformes - Hydrobatidae	Hydrobatidae indet. Hydrobatidae indet. Mathews 1912 storm petrel
Procellariiformes - Diomedeidae	Thalassarche aff. bulleri Thalassarche aff. bulleri Rothschild 1893 Buller's albatross
Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae	Phalacrocoracidae indet., "Leucocarbo carunculatus" = Phalacrocorax carunculatus, "Stictocarbo punctatus" = Phalacrocorax punctatus Phalacrocoracidae indet. Reichenbach 1850 cormorant "Leucocarbo carunculatus" = Phalacrocorax carunculatus Gmelin 1789 Rough-faced shag "Stictocarbo punctatus" = Phalacrocorax punctatus Sparrman 1786 spotted shag
Anseriformes - Anatidae	Anatidae indet., Mergus australis, Anas chlorotis, Chenonetta finschi, Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos, Cnemiornis calcitrans, Tadorna variegata Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825 waterfowl Mergus australis Hombron and Jacquinot 1841 Auckland Islands merganser Anas chlorotis Gray 1845 brown teal Chenonetta finschi Van Beneden 1875 Finsch's duck Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos Gmelin 1789 blue duck Cnemiornis calcitrans Owen 1865 South Island goose Tadorna variegata Gmelin 1789 Paradise shelduck
Passeriformes - Petroicidae	Petroica australis Petroica australis Sparrman 1788 New Zealand robin
Passeriformes - Callaeidae	"Callaeas cinerea" = Callaeas cinereus "Callaeas cinerea" = Callaeas cinereus Gmelin 1789 South Island kokako
Passeriformes - Oriolidae	Turnagra capensis Turnagra capensis Sparrman 1787 South Island piopio
Passeriformes - Alaudidae	Alauda arvensis Alauda arvensis Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian skylark
Passeriformes - Meliphagidae	Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, Anthornis melanura Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1788 tui Anthornis melanura Sparrman 1786 New Zealand bellbird
Passeriformes - Corvidae	Corvus noriorum, Corvus moriorum Corvus noriorum crow Corvus moriorum Forbes 1892 Chatham Islands raven
Gruiformes - Rallidae	Gallirallus australis, Fulica prisca, Gallinula hodgenorum Gallirallus australis Sparrman 1786 weka Fulica prisca Hamilton 1893 New Zealand coot Gallinula hodgenorum Scarlett 1955 Hodgen's rail
Psittaciformes - Strigopidae	Nestor meridionalis, Nestor notabilis Nestor meridionalis Gmelin 1788 New Zealand kaka Nestor notabilis Gould 1856 kea
Psittaciformes - Psittaculidae	Cyanoramphus indet. Cyanoramphus indet. Bonaparte 1854 parrot
Columbiformes - Columbidae	Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 New Zealand pigeon
Strigiformes - Strigidae	Sceloglaux albifacies Sceloglaux albifacies Gray 1844 laughing owl
Apterygiformes - Apterygidae	Apteryx australis Apteryx australis Shaw 1813 Southern brown kiwi
Ratitae -	Dinornithiformes indet. Dinornithiformes indet. bird
Dinornithiformes - Dinornithidae	Dinornis giganteus Dinornis giganteus Owen 1844 bird
Dinornithiformes - Emeidae	Euryapteryx geranoides, Pachyornis elephantopus, Emeus crassus Euryapteryx geranoides Owen 1848 Mantell's moa Pachyornis elephantopus Owen 1856 heavy-footed moa Emeus crassus Owen 1846 eastern moa
Accipitriformes - Accipitridae	Harpagornis moorei Harpagornis moorei Haast 1872 Haast's eagle
Reptilia
Eosuchia - Sphenodontidae	Sphenodon sp. Sphenodon sp. Gray 1831 lepidosaur