PBDB Collection

Marfells Beach, dune deposits (Holocene of New Zealand)

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

• Dunes in a beach setting

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

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Taxonomic list

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Aves
Apterygiformes - Apterygidae	Apteryx "sp. juv.", Apteryx australis Apteryx "sp. juv." Huxley 1867 kiwi Apteryx australis Shaw 1813 Southern brown kiwi
Dinornithiformes - Dinornithidae	Dinornis giganteus Dinornis giganteus Owen 1844 bird
Dinornithiformes - Emeidae	Emeidae indet., ? Pachyornis elephantopus, Emeus crassus, Euryapteryx geranoides Emeidae indet. bird ? Pachyornis elephantopus Owen 1856 heavy-footed moa Emeus crassus Owen 1846 eastern moa Euryapteryx geranoides Owen 1848 Mantell's moa
Anseriformes - Anatidae	Tadorna variegata, Anas superciliosa, Anas chlorotis, Anas gracilis, Mergus australis, Aythya novaeseelandiae, "Euryanas finschi" = Chenonetta finschi, Cygnus sumnerensis², Malacorhynchus scarletti, Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos, Biziura delautouri Tadorna variegata Gmelin 1789 Paradise shelduck Anas superciliosa Gmelin 1789 Pacific black duck Anas chlorotis Gray 1845 brown teal Anas gracilis Buller 1869 gray teal Mergus australis Hombron and Jacquinot 1841 Auckland Islands merganser Aythya novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 New Zealand scaup "Euryanas finschi" = Chenonetta finschi Van Beneden 1875 Finsch's duck Cygnus sumnerensis² Forbes 1889 swan Malacorhynchus scarletti Olson 1977 Scarlett's duck Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos Gmelin 1789 blue duck Biziura delautouri Forbes 1891 New Zealand musk duck
Passeriformes - Sturnidae	Sturnus vulgaris Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus 1758 European starling
Passeriformes - Corvidae	Corvus moriorum Corvus moriorum Forbes 1892 Chatham Islands raven
Passeriformes - Locustellidae	"Bowdleria punctata" = Megalurus punctatus "Bowdleria punctata" = Megalurus punctatus Quoy and Gaimard 1830 fernbird
Passeriformes - Fringillidae	Carduelis carduelis Carduelis carduelis Linnaeus 1758 European goldfinch
Passeriformes - Turdidae	Turdus philomelos Turdus philomelos Brehm 1831 song thrush
Passeriformes - Mohouidae	Mohoua novaeseelandiae, Mohoua ochrocephala Mohoua novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 pipipi Mohoua ochrocephala Gmelin 1789 yellowhead
Passeriformes - Meliphagidae	Anthornis melanura, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae Anthornis melanura Sparrman 1786 New Zealand bellbird Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1788 tui
Passeriformes - Callaeidae	Philesturnus carunculatus, "Callaeas cinerea" = Callaeas cinereus Philesturnus carunculatus Gmelin 1789 South Island saddleback "Callaeas cinerea" = Callaeas cinereus Gmelin 1789 South Island kokako
Passeriformes - Oriolidae	Turnagra capensis Turnagra capensis Sparrman 1787 South Island piopio
Passeriformes - Petroicidae	Petroica australis Petroica australis Sparrman 1788 New Zealand robin
Passeriformes - Motacillidae	Anthus novaeseelandiae Anthus novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 Australasian pipit
Psittaciformes - Strigopidae	"Strigops habroptilus" = Strigops habroptila, Nestor meridionalis "Strigops habroptilus" = Strigops habroptila Gray 1845 kakapo Nestor meridionalis Gmelin 1788 New Zealand kaka
Psittaciformes - Psittaculidae	Cyanoramphus spp. Cyanoramphus spp. Bonaparte 1854 parrot
Columbiformes - Columbidae	Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 New Zealand pigeon
Cuculiformes - Cuculidae	"Eudynamys taitensis" = Urodynamis taitensis "Eudynamys taitensis" = Urodynamis taitensis Sparrman 1787 long-tailed koel
Strigiformes - Strigidae	Ninox novaeseelandiae, Sceloglaux albifacies Ninox novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1788 southern boobook Sceloglaux albifacies Gray 1844 laughing owl
Gruiformes - Rallidae	Porphyrio porphyrio, Porphyrio hochstetteri, Gallirallus australis, Gallinula hodgenorum, Fulica prisca Porphyrio porphyrio Linnaeus 1758 western swamphen Porphyrio hochstetteri Meyer 1883 South Island takahe Gallirallus australis Sparrman 1786 weka Gallinula hodgenorum Scarlett 1955 Hodgen's rail Fulica prisca Hamilton 1893 New Zealand coot
Gruiformes -	Aptornis defossor Aptornis defossor Owen 1871 bird
Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae	Podiceps cristatus, Poliocephalus rufopectus Podiceps cristatus Linnaeus 1758 great crested grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus Gray 1843 New Zealand grebe
Procellariiformes - Diomedeidae	"Diomedea cauta" = Thalassarche cauta "Diomedea cauta" = Thalassarche cauta Gould 1841 white-capped albatross
Procellariiformes - Procellariidae	Procellaria aequinoctialis, Puffinus spp., Pachyptila vittata, Pachyptila turtur, Macronectes spp., Pterodroma inexpectata, Pterodroma cookii, "Puffinus tenuirostris" = Ardenna tenuirostris, "Puffinus griseus" = Ardenna grisea, Pelecanoides urinatrix Procellaria aequinoctialis Linnaeus 1758 white-chinned petrel Puffinus spp. Brisson 1760 shearwater Puffinus gavia/huttoni Pachyptila vittata Forster 1777 broad-billed prion Pachyptila turtur Kuhl 1820 fairy prion Macronectes spp. Richmond 1905 giant petrel Macronectes halli/giganteus Pterodroma inexpectata Forster 1844 mottled petrel Pterodroma cookii Gray 1843 Cook's petrel "Puffinus tenuirostris" = Ardenna tenuirostris Temminck 1823 short-tailed shearwater "Puffinus griseus" = Ardenna grisea Gmelin 1789 sooty shearwater Pelecanoides urinatrix Gmelin 1789 common diving-petrel
Procellariiformes - Oceanitidae	Pelagodroma marina Pelagodroma marina Latham 1790 white-faced storm-petrel
Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae	Eudyptula minor, "Megadyptes waitaha n. sp." = Megadyptes antipodes waitaha¹, Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Eudyptula minor Forster 1781 little penguin "Megadyptes waitaha n. sp." = Megadyptes antipodes waitaha¹ Boessenkool et al. 2009 Waitaha penguin Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Gray 1845 Fiordland penguin
Pelecaniformes - Pelecanidae	Pelecanus conspicillatus Pelecanus conspicillatus Temminck 1824 Australian pelican
Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae	Phalacrocoracidae indet., Phalacrocorax spp., Phalacrocorax varius, "Leucocarbo carunculatus" = Phalacrocorax carunculatus, Phalacrocorax carbo, "Stictocarbo punctatus" = Phalacrocorax punctatus, "Phalacrocorax melanoleucos" = Microcarbo melanoleucos Phalacrocoracidae indet. Reichenbach 1850 cormorant P. carbo/varius/Leucocarbo carunculatus Phalacrocorax spp. Brisson 1760 cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo/varius Phalacrocorax varius Gmelin 1789 pied cormorant "Leucocarbo carunculatus" = Phalacrocorax carunculatus Gmelin 1789 Rough-faced shag Phalacrocorax carbo Linnaeus 1758 great cormorant "Stictocarbo punctatus" = Phalacrocorax punctatus Sparrman 1786 spotted shag "Phalacrocorax melanoleucos" = Microcarbo melanoleucos Vieillot 1817 little pied cormorant
Suliformes - Sulidae	? Morus serrator ? Morus serrator Gray 1843 Australasian gannet
Falconiformes - Falconidae	Falco novaeseelandiae Falco novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1788 New Zealand falcon
Accipitriformes - Accipitridae	Circus approximans, Circus eylesi, Harpagornis moorei Circus approximans Peale 1848 Swamp harrier Circus eylesi Scarlett 1953 Eyles's harrier Harpagornis moorei Haast 1872 Haast's eagle
Charadriiformes - Stercorariidae	Stercorarius parasiticus Stercorarius parasiticus Linnaeus 1758 parasitic jaeger
Charadriiformes - Charadriidae	Charadrius bicinctus, Charadrius obscurus, Anarhynchus frontalis Charadrius bicinctus Jardine and Selby 1827 double-banded plover Charadrius obscurus Gmelin 1789 red-breasted dotterel Anarhynchus frontalis Quoy and Gaimard 1830 wrybill
Charadriiformes - Laridae	Larus spp., Larus dominicanus, "Sterna nereis" = Sternula nereis, "Sterna caspia" = Hydroprogne caspia, "Sterna albostriata" = Chlidonias albostriatus, Sterna striata Larus spp. Linnaeus 1758 gull Larus scopulinus/bulleri Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein 1823 kelp gull "Sterna nereis" = Sternula nereis Gould 1843 fairy tern "Sterna caspia" = Hydroprogne caspia Pallas 1770 Caspian tern "Sterna albostriata" = Chlidonias albostriatus Gray 1845 black-fronted tern Sterna striata Gmelin 1789 white-fronted tern
Charadriiformes - Recurvirostridae	Himantopus novaezelandiae Himantopus novaezelandiae Gould 1841 black stilt
Charadriiformes - Haematopodidae	Haematopus ostralegus, Haematopus unicolor Haematopus ostralegus Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor Forster 1841 variable oystercatcher
Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae	Coenocorypha cf. aucklandica, Limosa lapponica Coenocorypha cf. aucklandica Gray 1845 subantarctic snipe Limosa lapponica Linnaeus 1758 bar-tailed godwit
Reptilia
Galliformes - Phasianidae	Coturnix novaezelandiae, Meleagris gallopavo, Gallus gallus, Phasianus colchicus Coturnix novaezelandiae Quoy and Gaimard 1830 New Zealand quail Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus 1758 wild turkey Gallus gallus Linnaeus 1758 chicken Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus 1758 ring-necked pheasant

¹Boessenkool et al. 2009; ²Rawlence et al. 2017