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 | |
Charadrius obscurus Gmelin 1789 red-breasted dotterel
Charadrius bicinctus Jardine and Selby 1827 double-banded plover
Anarhynchus frontalis Quoy and Gaimard 1830 wrybill | |
Stercorarius parasiticus Linnaeus 1758 parasitic jaeger | |
Haematopus ostralegus Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian oystercatcher
Haematopus unicolor Forster 1841 variable oystercatcher | |
Himantopus novaezelandiae Gould 1841 black stilt | |
"Sterna albostriata" = Chlidonias albostriatus, Sterna striata, "Sterna nereis" = Sternula nereis, "Sterna caspia" = Hydroprogne caspia, Larus spp., Larus dominicanus
"Sterna albostriata" = Chlidonias albostriatus Gray 1845 black-fronted tern
Sterna striata Gmelin 1789 white-fronted tern
"Sterna nereis" = Sternula nereis Gould 1843 fairy tern
"Sterna caspia" = Hydroprogne caspia Pallas 1770 Caspian tern
Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein 1823 kelp gull | |
Coenocorypha cf. aucklandica Gray 1845 subantarctic snipe
Limosa lapponica Linnaeus 1758 bar-tailed godwit | |
Falco novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1788 New Zealand falcon | |
Circus approximans Peale 1848 Swamp harrier
Circus eylesi Scarlett 1953 Eyles's harrier
Harpagornis moorei Haast 1872 Haast's eagle | |
"Callaeas cinerea" = Callaeas cinereus, Philesturnus carunculatus
"Callaeas cinerea" = Callaeas cinereus Gmelin 1789 South Island kokako
Philesturnus carunculatus Gmelin 1789 South Island saddleback | |
Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus 1758 European starling | |
Carduelis carduelis Linnaeus 1758 European goldfinch | |
Turnagra capensis Sparrman 1787 South Island piopio | |
Turdus philomelos Brehm 1831 song thrush | |
Mohoua ochrocephala Gmelin 1789 yellowhead
Mohoua novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 pipipi | |
Anthornis melanura Sparrman 1786 New Zealand bellbird
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1788 tui | |
"Bowdleria punctata" = Megalurus punctatus
"Bowdleria punctata" = Megalurus punctatus Quoy and Gaimard 1830 fernbird | |
Anthus novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 Australasian pipit | |
Corvus moriorum Forbes 1892 Chatham Islands raven | |
Petroica australis Sparrman 1788 New Zealand robin | |
Podiceps cristatus Linnaeus 1758 great crested grebe
Poliocephalus rufopectus Gray 1843 New Zealand grebe | |
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 New Zealand pigeon | |
Cyanoramphus spp. Bonaparte 1854 parrot | |
Nestor meridionalis, "Strigops habroptilus" = Strigops habroptila
Nestor meridionalis Gmelin 1788 New Zealand kaka
"Strigops habroptilus" = Strigops habroptila Gray 1845 kakapo | |
"Eudynamys taitensis" = Urodynamis taitensis
"Eudynamys taitensis" = Urodynamis taitensis Sparrman 1787 long-tailed koel | |
Sceloglaux albifacies Gray 1844 laughing owl
Ninox novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1788 southern boobook | |
Gallirallus australis, Porphyrio hochstetteri, Porphyrio porphyrio, Fulica prisca, Gallinula hodgenorum
Gallirallus australis Sparrman 1786 weka
Porphyrio hochstetteri Meyer 1883 South Island takahe
Porphyrio porphyrio Linnaeus 1758 western swamphen
Fulica prisca Hamilton 1893 New Zealand coot
Gallinula hodgenorum Scarlett 1955 Hodgen's rail | |
Aptornis defossor Owen 1871 bird | |
Mergus australis, "Euryanas finschi" = Chenonetta finschi, Aythya novaeseelandiae, Anas gracilis, Anas chlorotis, Anas superciliosa, Tadorna variegata, Malacorhynchus scarletti, Biziura delautouri, Cygnus sumnerensis2, Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos
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 gracilis Buller 1869 gray teal
Anas chlorotis Gray 1845 brown teal
Anas superciliosa Gmelin 1789 Pacific black duck
Tadorna variegata Gmelin 1789 Paradise shelduck
Malacorhynchus scarletti Olson 1977 Scarlett's duck
Biziura delautouri Forbes 1891 New Zealand musk duck
Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos Gmelin 1789 blue duck | |
Eudyptula minor, "Megadyptes waitaha n. sp." = Megadyptes antipodes waitaha1, Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
Eudyptula minor Forster 1781 little penguin
Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Gray 1845 Fiordland penguin | |
"Diomedea cauta" = Thalassarche cauta
"Diomedea cauta" = Thalassarche cauta Gould 1841 white-capped albatross | |
Pelagodroma marina Latham 1790 white-faced storm-petrel | |
Procellaria aequinoctialis, Puffinus spp., "Puffinus griseus" = Ardenna grisea, "Puffinus tenuirostris" = Ardenna tenuirostris, Pelecanoides urinatrix, Pterodroma cookii, Pterodroma inexpectata, Pachyptila turtur, Pachyptila vittata, Macronectes spp.
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
Pachyptila turtur Kuhl 1820 fairy prion
Pachyptila vittata Forster 1777 broad-billed prion | |
? Morus serrator Gray 1843 Australasian gannet | |
Phalacrocoracidae indet., Phalacrocorax spp., Phalacrocorax carbo, "Leucocarbo carunculatus" = Phalacrocorax carunculatus, "Stictocarbo punctatus" = Phalacrocorax punctatus, Phalacrocorax varius, "Phalacrocorax melanoleucos" = Microcarbo melanoleucos
Phalacrocorax carbo Linnaeus 1758 great cormorant
"Leucocarbo carunculatus" = Phalacrocorax carunculatus Gmelin 1789 Rough-faced shag
"Stictocarbo punctatus" = Phalacrocorax punctatus Sparrman 1786 spotted shag
Phalacrocorax varius Gmelin 1789 pied cormorant
"Phalacrocorax melanoleucos" = Microcarbo melanoleucos Vieillot 1817 little pied cormorant | |
Pelecanus conspicillatus Temminck 1824 Australian pelican | |
Apteryx "sp. juv." Huxley 1867 kiwi
Apteryx australis Shaw 1813 Southern brown kiwi | |
Emeidae indet. bird
Emeus crassus Owen 1846 eastern moa
? Pachyornis elephantopus Owen 1856 heavy-footed moa
Euryapteryx geranoides Owen 1848 Mantell's moa | |
Dinornis giganteus Owen 1844 bird | |
Gallus gallus Linnaeus 1758 chicken
Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus 1758 wild turkey
Coturnix novaezelandiae Quoy and Gaimard 1830 New Zealand quail
Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus 1758 ring-necked pheasant |