Puu Maku Cave (Holocene of the United States)

Also known as Pu'u Mākua

Where: Hawaii (20.7° N, 156.4° W: paleocoordinates 20.7° N, 156.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

• lava tube

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: S. L. Olson and H. F. James. 1991. Descriptions of Thirty-Two New Species of Birds from the Hawaiian Islands: Part I. Non-Passeriformes. Ornithological Monographs 45:1-88 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 176478: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 14.02.2016, edited by Bethany Allen

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Synemporion keana Ziegler et al. 2016 vesper bat
Aves
 Ciconiiformes - Plataleidae
Apteribis sp. Olsen and Wetmore 1976 spoonbill