PBDB Collection

Predator Cave (Pleistocene to of New Zealand)

Where: New Zealand (41.0° S, 172.9° E: paleocoordinates 41.0° S, 172.9° E)

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene to Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: cave; unlithified siltstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: T. H. Worthy and R. N. Holdaway. 1996. Taphonomy of two holocene microvertebrate deposits, Takaka Hill, Nelson, New Zealand, and identification of the avian predator responsible. Historical Biology 12(1):1-24 [M. Uhen/M. Nelson]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 182104: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Margot Nelson on 10.10.2016

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Chalinolobus tuberculatis, Leioplema hamiltoni Chalinolobus tuberculatis Leioplema hamiltoni
Amphibia
Salientia - Leiopelmatidae	Leiopelma sp., Leiopelma markhami Leiopelma sp. Fitzinger 1861 frog Leiopelma markhami Worthy 1987 frog
Aves
Caprimulgiformes - Aegothelidae	Aegotheles novaezealandiae Aegotheles novaezealandiae Scarlett 1968 New Zealand owlet-nightjar
Strigiformes - Strigidae	Ninox novaeseelandiae Ninox novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1788 southern boobook
Psittaciformes - Psittaculidae	Cyanoramphus sp. Cyanoramphus sp. Bonaparte 1854 parrot
Passeriformes - Acanthisittidae	Acanthisitta chloris, Traversia lyalli, Xenicus sp., Pachyplichas yaldwyni Acanthisitta chloris Sparrman 1787 New Zealand wren Traversia lyalli Rothschild 1894 New Zealand wren Xenicus sp. Gray New Zealand wren Pachyplichas yaldwyni Millener 1988 New Zealand wren
Passeriformes - Rhipiduridae	Rhipidura fuliginosa Rhipidura fuliginosa Sparrman 1787 New Zealand fantail
Passeriformes - Mohouidae	Mohoua ochrocephala, Mohoua novaeseelandiae Mohoua ochrocephala Gmelin 1789 yellowhead Mohoua novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 pipipi
Passeriformes - Oriolidae	Turnagra capensis Turnagra capensis Sparrman 1787 South Island piopio
Passeriformes - Callaeidae	Philesturnus carcunculatus Philesturnus carcunculatus perching bird
Passeriformes - Petroicidae	Petroica australis, Petroica macrocephala Petroica australis Sparrman 1788 New Zealand robin Petroica macrocephala Gmelin 1789 tomtit
Passeriformes - Meliphagidae	Anthornis melanura, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae Anthornis melanura Sparrman 1786 New Zealand bellbird Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1788 tui
Passeriformes - Acanthizidae	Gerygone igata Gerygone igata Quoy and Gaimard 1830 perching bird
Dinornithiformes - Emeidae	Pachyornis elephantopus Pachyornis elephantopus Owen 1856 heavy-footed moa
Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae	Coenocorypha cf. aucklandica Coenocorypha cf. aucklandica Gray 1845 subantarctic snipe
Reptilia
Squamata - Gekkonidae	Hoplodactylus sp., Hoplodactylus cf. granulatus, Hoplodactylus cf. maculatus, Hoplodactylus duvaucelii Hoplodactylus sp. Fitzinger 1843 gecko Hoplodactylus cf. granulatus Gray 1845 gecko Hoplodactylus cf. maculatus Gray 1845 gecko Hoplodactylus duvaucelii Duméril and Bibron 1836 gecko
Mammalia
Chiroptera - Mystacinidae	Mystacina tuberculata, Mystacina cf. robusta Mystacina tuberculata New Zealand short-tailed bat Mystacina cf. robusta Dwyer 1962 New Zealand short-tailed bat
Rodentia - Muridae	Rattus exulans, Mus musculus Rattus exulans Peale 1848 rat Mus musculus Linnaeus 1758 house mouse