Plaine Corail, Rodrigues (Jenner collection): Holocene, Mauritius
collected by George Jenner 1864-1866
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Ardeidae
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Ardea megacephala
Milne-Edwards 1874
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Milne-Edwards 1874 | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Psittaculidae
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Palaeornis exsul
Newton 1872
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Günther and Newton 1879 | ||||||
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Psittacus rodricanus n. sp.
Milne-Edwards 1867
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Columbidae
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Columba rodericana n. sp.
Milne-Edwards 1874
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Milne-Edwards 1874 | ||||||
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Pezophaps solitaria
(Gmelin 1789)
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Newton and Newton 1867 | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Strigidae
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Strix (Athene) murivora n. sp.
Milne-Edwards 1874
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Milne-Edwards 1874 | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Rallidae
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Erythromachus leguati n. gen., n. sp.
Milne-Edwards 1874
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Milne-Edwards 1874 | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Sturnidae
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Necropsar rodericanus
Günther and Newton 1879
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Günther and Newton 1879 | ||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Mauritius |
| Coordinates: | 19.8° South, 63.4° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 19.8° South, 63.4° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Holocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Holocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.0117 - 0 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified siltstone |
| Environment: | cave |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | George Jenner | Collection dates: | 1864-1866 |
| Collection method comments: Repository: Museum of Zoology, University of Cambridge | |||
Metadata
| Database number: | 194075 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2018-06-12 22:49:01 | Last modified: | 2018-06-12 23:48:01 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-06-12 22:49:01 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 65909. | A. Milne-Edwards. 1867. Une psittacien fossile de l'Île Rodrigue. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Cinquième Série, Zoolologie et Paléontologie 8:145-156 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |
Secondary references:
| 65907 | A. Günther and E. Newton. 1879. The extinct birds of Rodriguez. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society 168:423-437 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
| 65908 | A. Milne-Edwards. 1874. Recherches sur la faune ancienne des Iles Mascareignes. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Cinquième Série, Zoologie et Paléontologie 19(3):1-31 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
| 65910 | A. Newton and E. Newton. 1867. On the osteology of the solitaire or didine bird of the Island of Rodriguez, Pezophaps solitaria (Gmel). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 16:428-433 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |