PBDB Collection

Glenlea Station, ledge cave (Holocene of New Zealand)

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

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; 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 215583: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 16.11.2020

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Taxonomic list

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Aves
Passeriformes - Meliphagidae	Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1788 tui
Passeriformes - Motacillidae	Anthus novaeseelandiae Anthus novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 Australasian pipit
Passeriformes - Sturnidae	Sturnus vulgaris Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus 1758 European starling
Passeriformes - Callaeidae	"Callaeas cinerea" = Callaeas cinereus "Callaeas cinerea" = Callaeas cinereus Gmelin 1789 South Island kokako
Passeriformes - Mohouidae	Mohoua ochrocephala Mohoua ochrocephala Gmelin 1789 yellowhead
Passeriformes - Fringillidae	Fringilla coelebs, Carduelis carduelis Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus 1758 common chaffinch Carduelis carduelis Linnaeus 1758 European goldfinch
Passeriformes - Acanthizidae	Gerygone igata Gerygone igata Quoy and Gaimard 1830 perching bird
Passeriformes - Passeridae	Passer domesticus Passer domesticus Linnaeus 1758 house sparrow
Passeriformes - Rhipiduridae	Rhipidura fuliginosa Rhipidura fuliginosa Sparrman 1787 New Zealand fantail
Passeriformes - Acanthisittidae	Pachyplichas yaldwyni Pachyplichas yaldwyni Millener 1988 New Zealand wren
Passeriformes - Oriolidae	Turnagra capensis Turnagra capensis Sparrman 1787 South Island piopio
Caprimulgiformes - Aegothelidae	Aegotheles novaezealandiae Aegotheles novaezealandiae Scarlett 1968 New Zealand owlet-nightjar
Psittaciformes - Psittaculidae	Cyanoramphus sp. Cyanoramphus sp. Bonaparte 1854 parrot
Psittaciformes - Strigopidae	"Strigops habroptilus" = Strigops habroptila "Strigops habroptilus" = Strigops habroptila Gray 1845 kakapo
Strigiformes - Strigidae	Sceloglaux albifacies, Ninox novaeseelandiae Sceloglaux albifacies Gray 1844 laughing owl Ninox novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1788 southern boobook
Procellariiformes - Procellariidae	Puffinus gavia, Pelecanoides urinatrix Puffinus gavia Forster 1844 fluttering shearwater or P. huttoni Pelecanoides urinatrix Gmelin 1789 common diving-petrel
Charadriiformes - Charadriidae	Charadrius bicinctus Charadrius bicinctus Jardine and Selby 1827 double-banded plover
Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae	Coenocorypha cf. aucklandica Coenocorypha cf. aucklandica Gray 1845 subantarctic snipe
Reptilia
Theropoda - Phasianidae	Coturnix novaezelandiae Coturnix novaezelandiae Quoy and Gaimard 1830 New Zealand quail
Eosuchia - Sphenodontidae	Sphenodon sp. Sphenodon sp. Gray 1831 lepidosaur
Squamata - Scincidae	Oligosoma cf. nigriplantare Oligosoma cf. nigriplantare Peters 1874 skink
Squamata - Gekkonidae	Hoplodactylus cf. duvaucelii, Hoplodactylus cf. maculatus Hoplodactylus cf. duvaucelii Duméril and Bibron 1836 gecko Hoplodactylus cf. maculatus Gray 1845 gecko
Mammalia
Rodentia - Muridae	Rattus exulans, Mus musculus Rattus exulans Peale 1848 rat Mus musculus Linnaeus 1758 house mouse
Chiroptera - Mystacinidae	Mystacina robusta Mystacina robusta Dwyer 1962 New Zealand short-tailed bat