Where: Madagascar (24.0° S, 43.8° E: paleocoordinates 24.0° S, 43.8° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
• On the basis of 65 radiocarbon dates from vertebrate subfossils recovered in caves at or near to Tsimanampesotse, including the cave the V. madagascariensis carpometacarpus was found, they range from about 3000 Cal. yr BP to the modern era.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: cave; siliciclastic sediments
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: Repository: Mention Bassins sédimentaires Evolution Conservation, Université d'Antananarivo (UABEC)
Primary reference: H. A. M. Rasolonjatovo, K. M. Muldoon, L. Ranivoharimanana, M. Rakotoarijaona, and S. M. Goodman. 2021. Subfossil birds from a submerged cave in southwestern Madagascar. Malagasy Nature 15:128-140more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 236022: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 10.09.2024
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
| Reptilia | |
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Numida meleagris Linnaeus 1758 helmeted guineafowl | |
| Aves | |
cf. Accipitridae indet., Haliaeetus vociferoides, "Milvus aegyptius" = Milvus migrans aegyptius, Polyboroides radiatus, Accipiter henstii, cf. Accipiter henstii, Buteo brachypterus
cf. Accipitridae indet. Viellot 1816 hawk
Haliaeetus vociferoides des Murs 1845 Madagascar fish-eagle
"Milvus aegyptius" = Milvus migrans aegyptius Gmelin 1788 yellow-billed kite
Polyboroides radiatus Scopoli 1786 Madagascar harrier-hawk
Accipiter henstii Schlegel 1873 Henst's goshawk
cf. Accipiter henstii Schlegel 1873 Henst's goshawk
Buteo brachypterus Hartlaub 1860 Madagascar buzzard | |
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Ardea humbloti Milne-Edwards and Grandidier 1885 Humblot's heron | |
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Threskiornis bernieri Bonaparte 1855 Madagascar sacred ibis
Plegadis falcinellus Linnaeus 1766 glossy ibis | |
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Pterocles personatus Gould 1843 Madagascar sandgrouse | |
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Otus rutilus Pucheran 1849 Malagasy scops-owl
Athene superciliaris Vieillot 1817 white-browed owl
cf. Athene superciliaris Vieillot 1817 white-browed owl | |
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Tyto alba Scopoli 1769 barn owl | |
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Coracopsis vasa Shaw 1812 greater vasa-parrot | |
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cf. Columbidae indet. Illiger 1811 dove
"Nesoenas picturata" = Streptopelia picturata Temminck 1813 Madagascar turtle-dove
Oena capensis Linnaeus 1766 Namaqua dove | |
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Coua cf. berthae Goodman and Ravoavy 1993 Bertha's coua
Coua cf. primaeva Milne-Edwards and Grandidier 1895 coua
Coua gigas Boddaert 1783 giant coua
Coua ruficeps Gray 1846 red-capped coua
Coua cristata Linnaeus 1766 crested coua | |
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cf. Rallidae indet. Vigors 1825 rail
Fulica cristata Gmelin 1789 red-knobbed coot | |
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Phedina borbonica Gmelin 1789 Mascarene martin | |
"Nelicurvius sakalava" = Ploceus sakalava, Foudia madagascariensis
"Nelicurvius sakalava" = Ploceus sakalava Hartlaub 1860 sakalava weaver
Foudia madagascariensis Linnaeus 1766 red fody | |
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Caprimulgus madagascariensis Sganzin 1840 Madagascar nightjar | |
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Apus balstoni Bartlett 1880 Madagascar swift | |
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Alopochen sirabensis Andrews 1897 Malagasy shelduck
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck | |
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Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas 1811 greater flamingo | |
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Mullerornis modestus elephant bird | |
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Himantopus himantopus Linnaeus 1758 black-winged stilt | |
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Turnix nigricollis Gmelin 1789 Madgascar buttonquail | |
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Vanellus madagascariensis Goodman 1997 Malagasy lapwing | |
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Falco newtoni Gurney 1863 Madagascar kestrel | |