PBDB Collection

Amphitheatre Cave (Holocene of Australia)

Where: Victoria, Australia (38.1° S, 141.0° E: paleocoordinates 38.0° S, 141.0° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• cave pitfall assemblage

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. F. Baird. 1992. Fossil avian assemblage of Pitfall Origin from Holocene sediments in Amphitheatre Cave (G-2), South-western Victoria, Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 44:21-44 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 138410: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 17.01.2013

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
Galliformes - Phasianidae	Coturnix sp. Coturnix sp. Bonnaterre 1791 quail
Aves
-	Aves indet. Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird
Charadriiformes - Turnicidae	"Turnix varia" = Turnix varius "Turnix varia" = Turnix varius Lathum 1802 painted buttonquail
Charadriiformes - Laridae	"Larus novaehollandiae" = Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae "Larus novaehollandiae" = Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Stephens 1826 silver gull
Anseriformes - Anatidae	Anatidae indet. Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
Gruiformes - Rallidae	"Gallinula mortierii" = Tribonyx mortierii, "Rallus philippensis" = Gallirallus philippensis "Gallinula mortierii" = Tribonyx mortierii Du Bus de Gisignies 1840 Tasmanian nativehen I didn't count. There are many. "Rallus philippensis" = Gallirallus philippensis Linnaeus 1766 buff-banded rail
Neornithes -	Psittaciformes indet. Psittaciformes indet. Wagler 1830 parrot
Psittaciformes - Psittaculidae	Platycercus elegans, Glossopsitta concinna Platycercus elegans Gmelin 1788 crimson rosella Glossopsitta concinna Shaw 1791 musk lorikeet
Psittaciformes - Psittacidae	Neophema sp. Neophema sp. Salvadori 1891 parrot
Psittaciformes - Cacatuidae	"cf. Cacatua roseicapilla" = Eolophus roseicapilla, Cacatua tenuirostris "cf. Cacatua roseicapilla" = Eolophus roseicapilla Vieillot 1817 galah Cacatua tenuirostris Kuhl 1820 Long-billed corella
Columbiformes - Columbidae	Phaps elegans, Phaps chalcoptera Phaps elegans Temminck 1809 brush bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera Latham 1790 common bronzewing
Passeriformes -	Passeriformes indet. Passeriformes indet. Linnaeus 1758 perching bird
Passeriformes - Corvidae	Corvus sp. Corvus sp. Linnaeus 1758 crow
Passeriformes - Meliphagidae	cf. Anthochaera chrysoptera, cf. Anthochaera carunculata cf. Anthochaera chrysoptera Latham 1802 little wattlebird cf. Anthochaera carunculata Shaw 1790 red wattlebird
Passeriformes - Ptilonorhynchidae	Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Vieillot 1816 satin bowerbird
Passeriformes - Hirundinidae	Hirundinidae indet. Hirundinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 swallow
Passeriformes - Dasyornithidae	Dasyornis brachypterus, Dasyornis broadbenti Dasyornis brachypterus Latham 1801 eastern bristlebird Dasyornis broadbenti McCoy 1867 rufous bristlebird I didn't count. There are many.
Passeriformes - Cinclosomatidae	Cinclosoma punctatum, cf. Cinclosoma punctatum Cinclosoma punctatum Shaw 1794 spotted quail-thrush cf. Cinclosoma punctatum Shaw 1794 spotted quail-thrush
Passeriformes - Cracticidae	Cracticidae indet. Cracticidae indet. Chenu and des Murs 1855 perching bird
Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae	Phalacrocorax sp. Phalacrocorax sp. Brisson 1760 cormorant
Procellariiformes - Procellariidae	Pachyptila sp. Pachyptila sp. Illiger 1811 prion
Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae	Eudyptula minor Eudyptula minor Forster 1781 little penguin
Accipitriformes - Accipitridae	Accipiter fasciatus Accipiter fasciatus Vigors and Horsfield 1827 brown goshawk
Falconiformes - Falconidae	cf. Falco cenchroides cf. Falco cenchroides Vigors and Horsfield 1827 Australian kestrel