Braeburn Stn, niche in cliff (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 215581: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 16.11.2020

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Amphibia
 Salientia - Hylidae
Litoria ewingii Australiasian treefrog
Litoria raniformis Keferstein 1867 Australiasian treefrog
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Muridae
Mus musculus Linnaeus 1758 house mouse
Aves
 Passeriformes - Alaudidae
Alauda arvensis Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian skylark
 Passeriformes - Passeridae
Passer domesticus Linnaeus 1758 house sparrow
 Passeriformes - Petroicidae
Petroica australis Sparrman 1788 New Zealand robin
 Passeriformes - Fringillidae
Carduelis carduelis Linnaeus 1758 European goldfinch
Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus 1758 common chaffinch
 Passeriformes - Sturnidae
Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus 1758 European starling
Reptilia
 Squamata - Scincidae
Oligosoma cf. lineoocellatum Duméril and Duméril 1851 skink