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