Also known as J41/f130
Where: South Island, New Zealand (45.1° S, 171.0° E: paleocoordinates 45.1° S, 171.0° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Hillgrove Formation, Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; sandstone
Primary reference: T. H. Worthy and J. A. Grant-Mackie. 2003. Late-Pleistocene avifaunas from Cape Wanbrow, Otago, South Island, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 33(1):427-485 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 87810: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 25.03.2009
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Aves | |
Coenocorypha iredalei Rothschild 1921 South Island snipe | |
Haematopus unicolor Forster 1841 variable oystercatcher | |
Phalacrocoracidae indet., ? Leucocarbo sp., "Leucocarbo carunculatus" = Phalacrocorax carunculatus, "Stictocarbo punctatus" = Phalacrocorax punctatus, Phalacrocorax cf. varius
Phalacrocoracidae indet. Reichenbach 1850 cormorant
? Leucocarbo sp. Bonaparte 1857 cormorant
"Leucocarbo carunculatus" = Phalacrocorax carunculatus Gmelin 1789 Rough-faced shag
"Stictocarbo punctatus" = Phalacrocorax punctatus Sparrman 1786 spotted shag
Phalacrocorax cf. varius Gmelin 1789 pied cormorant | |
Eudyptula minor Forster 1781 little penguin
Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Gray 1845 Fiordland penguin
Megadyptes antipodes Hombron and Jacquinot 1841 yellow-eyed penguin | |
Pelecanoides sp., "Puffinus griseus" = Ardenna grisea
Pelecanoides sp. Lacépède 1799 diving-petrel
"Puffinus griseus" = Ardenna grisea Gmelin 1789 sooty shearwater | |
Emeidae indet. bird
Emeus crassus Owen 1846 eastern moa
Pachyornis elephantopus Owen 1856 heavy-footed moa
? Pachyornis elephantopus Owen 1856 heavy-footed moa | |
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Anas chlorotis Gray 1845 brown teal
Cnemiornis calcitrans Owen 1865 South Island goose | |
Cyanoramphus sp. Bonaparte 1854 parrot | |
Nestor meridionalis Gmelin 1788 New Zealand kaka | |
Gallirallus australis Sparrman 1786 weka | |
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1788 tui | |
"Callaeas cinerea" = Callaeas cinereus, Philesturnus carunculatus
"Callaeas cinerea" = Callaeas cinereus Gmelin 1789 South Island kokako
Philesturnus carunculatus Gmelin 1789 South Island saddleback | |
Corvus moriorum Forbes 1892 Chatham Islands raven | |
Coturnix novaezelandiae Quoy and Gaimard 1830 New Zealand quail | |
Mammalia | |
Phocidae indet. Gray 1821 seal |