Braeburn Stn, Ledge 3 (Holocene of New Zealand)

Where: South Island, New Zealand (44.2° S, 171.0° E: paleocoordinates 44.2° S, 171.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: T. H. Worthy. 1997. Quaternary fossil fauna of South Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 27(1):67-162 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 215580: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 16.11.2020

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Chiroptera - Mystacinidae
Mystacina robusta
Mystacina robusta Dwyer 1962 New Zealand short-tailed bat
Reptilia
 Squamata - Gekkonidae
Hoplodactylus cf. maculatus
 Squamata - Scincidae
Scincidae indet.
Scincidae indet. Gray 1825 skink
Aves
 Passeriformes - Oriolidae
Turnagra capensis
Turnagra capensis Sparrman 1787 South Island piopio
 Passeriformes - Mohouidae
Mohoua ochrocephala
Mohoua ochrocephala Gmelin 1789 yellowhead
 Passeriformes - Callaeidae
Philesturnus carunculatus
Philesturnus carunculatus Gmelin 1789 South Island saddleback
 Passeriformes - Meliphagidae
Anthornis melanura
Anthornis melanura Sparrman 1786 New Zealand bellbird
 Psittaciformes - Psittaculidae
Cyanoramphus sp.
Cyanoramphus sp. Bonaparte 1854 parrot
 Columbiformes - Columbidae
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 New Zealand pigeon
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Coenocorypha cf. aucklandica
Coenocorypha cf. aucklandica Gray 1845 subantarctic snipe