Paluki mound site excavations (Holocene of Niue)
Where: Niue (19.1° S, 169.9° W: paleocoordinates 19.1° S, 169.9° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: Repository: Otago University
Primary reference: T. H. Worthy, R. Walter, and A. J. Anderson. 1998. Fossil and archaeological avifauna of Niue Island, Pacific Ocean. Notornis 45:177-190 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis
PaleoDB collection 193873: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 06.06.2018
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Aves | |
Gallus gallus Linnaeus 1758 chicken | |
Gygis alba Sparman 1786 white tern
Anous stolidus Linnaeus 1758 brown noddy | |
"Porphyrio samoensis" = Porphyrio melanotus samoensis, Gallirallus philippensis
"Porphyrio samoensis" = Porphyrio melanotus samoensis Peale 1848 Australasian swamphen
Gallirallus philippensis Linnaeus 1766 buff-banded rail |