Ngarua Cave (Pleistocene to of New Zealand)
Where: New Zealand (41.0° S, 172.9° E: paleocoordinates 41.6° S, 173.1° E)
When: Pleistocene to Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: cave; limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: T. H. Worthy and R. N. Holdaway. 1994. Quaternary fossil faunas from caves in Takaka Valley and on Takaka Hill, northwest Nelson, South Island, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 24(3):297-391 [M. Uhen/M. Nelson]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 182839: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Margot Nelson on 26.11.2016
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Aves | |
Anomalopteryx didiformis, Pachyornis sp., Pachyornis elephantopus, Pachyornis australis, Euryapteryx geranoides
Anomalopteryx didiformis Owen 1844 bird
Pachyornis sp. Lydekker 1891 bird
Pachyornis elephantopus Owen 1856 heavy-footed moa
Pachyornis australis Oliver 1949 bird
Euryapteryx geranoides Owen 1848 Mantell's moa | |
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Megalapteryx didinus Lydekker 1891 bird | |