Ankilitelo Cave (Pleistocene to of Madagascar)

Where: Madagascar (22.9° S, 44.0° E: paleocoordinates 22.9° S, 44.0° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

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

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: sinkhole; siliciclastic sediments

• Pitfall cave

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: surface (float)

Primary reference: S. M. Goodman, M. J. Raherilalao, and K. Muldoon. 2013. Bird fossils from Ankilitelo Cave: inference about Holocene environmental changes in southwestern Madagascar. Zootaxa 3750:534-548 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 195018: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 11.07.2018

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Aves
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Stephanoaetus mahery, Buteo brachypterus, "cf. Milvus aegyptius" = Milvus migrans aegyptius, Accipiter madagascariensis
Stephanoaetus mahery Goodman 1994 Malagasy crowned eagle
Buteo brachypterus Hartlaub 1860 Madagascar buzzard
"cf. Milvus aegyptius" = Milvus migrans aegyptius Gmelin 1788 yellow-billed kite
Accipiter madagascariensis Verreaux 1833 Madagascar sparrowhawk
 Charadriiformes - Turnicidae
Turnix nigricollis
Turnix nigricollis Gmelin 1789 Madgascar buttonquail
 Leptosomiformes - Leptosomidae
Leptosomus discolor
Leptosomus discolor Hermann 1783 Cuckoo roller
 Pelecaniformes - Threskiornithidae
Lophotibis cristata
Lophotibis cristata Boddaert 1783 Madagascar ibis
 Ciconiiformes - Scopidae
Scopus umbretta
Scopus umbretta Gmelin 1789 hamerkop
 Suliformes - Anhingidae
cf. Anhinga melanogaster
cf. Anhinga melanogaster Pennant 1769 oriental darter
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Corvus albus
Corvus albus Muller 1776 pied crow
 Passeriformes - Hirundinidae
Phedina borbonica
Phedina borbonica Gmelin 1789 Mascarene martin
 Passeriformes - Ploceidae
Ploceus sakalava
Ploceus sakalava Hartlaub 1860 sakalava weaver
 Psittaciformes - Psittacidae
Coracopsis vasa, Coracopsis cf. vasa
Coracopsis vasa Shaw 1812 greater vasa-parrot
Coracopsis cf. vasa Shaw 1812 greater vasa-parrot
 Columbiformes - Columbidae
Oena capensis, cf. Streptopelia picturata, Treron australis
Oena capensis Linnaeus 1766 Namaqua dove
cf. Streptopelia picturata Temminck 1813 Madagascar turtle-dove
Treron australis Linnaeus 1771 Madagascar green-pigeon
 Cuculiformes - Cuculidae
Coua cursor, Coua cristata, Coua cf. cristata, Coua ruficeps, Coua gigas, Coua cf. gigas
Coua cursor Grandidier 1867 running coua
Coua cristata Linnaeus 1766 crested coua
Coua cf. cristata Linnaeus 1766 crested coua
Coua ruficeps Gray 1846 red-capped coua
Coua gigas Boddaert 1783 giant coua
Coua cf. gigas Boddaert 1783 giant coua
 Coraciiformes - Coraciidae
Eurystomus glaucurus
Eurystomus glaucurus Statius Muller 1776 broad-billed roller
 Strigiformes - Strigidae
"Ninox superciliaris" = Athene superciliaris, "cf. Ninox superciliaris" = Athene superciliaris, Asio madagascariensis, cf. Asio madagascariensis, Otus rutilus
"Ninox superciliaris" = Athene superciliaris Vieillot 1817 white-browed owl
"cf. Ninox superciliaris" = Athene superciliaris Vieillot 1817 white-browed owl
Asio madagascariensis Smith 1834 Madagascar long-eared owl
cf. Asio madagascariensis Smith 1834 Madagascar long-eared owl
Otus rutilus Pucheran 1849 Malagasy scops-owl
 Strigiformes - Tytonidae
Tyto alba, cf. Tyto alba
Tyto alba Scopoli 1769 barn owl
cf. Tyto alba Scopoli 1769 barn owl
 Aepyornithiformes - Aepyornithidae
cf. Aepyornis sp.
cf. Aepyornis sp. Geoffroy 1850 elephant bird
 Pterocliformes - Pteroclidae
Pterocles personatus
Pterocles personatus Gould 1843 Madagascar sandgrouse
 Mesitornithiformes - Mesitornithidae
Monias benschi
Monias benschi Oustalet and Grandidier 1903 subdesert mesite
 Bucerotiformes - Upupidae
Upupa marginata
Upupa marginata Cabanis and Heine 1860 Madagascar hoopoe
Reptilia
 Galliformes - Numididae
Numida meleagris
Numida meleagris Linnaeus 1758 helmeted guineafowl