Trench EB96:10, Emily Bay: Holocene, Norfolk Island
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Charadriidae
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Pluvialis fulva
(Gmelin 1789)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Scolopacidae
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Limosa lapponica
(Linnaeus 1758)
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13 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Procellariidae
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Procellariidae indet.
Vigors 1825
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356 specimens | ||||||
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Pterodroma pycrofti
Falla 1933
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79 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Suliformes
- Sulidae
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Sula dactylatra
Lesson 1831
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4 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
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Passeriformes indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Psittaciformes
- Strigopidae
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Nestor productus
(Gould 1836)
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3 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Columbiformes
- Columbidae
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Hemiphaga spadicea
(Latham 1801)
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19 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Gruiformes
- Rallidae
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Gallirallus cf. philippensis
(Linnaeus 1766)
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Norfolk Island |
| Coordinates: | 29.1° South, 168.0° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 29.1° South, 168.0° 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: | 0.01170 - 0.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Polynesian archaeological site | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "siliciclastic" |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,anthropogenic |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 194562 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2018-06-21 20:42:30 | Last modified: | 2018-06-21 20:42:30 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-06-21 20:42:30 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 66082. | R. N. Holdaway and A. Anderson. 2001. Avifauna from the Emily Bay settlement site, Norfolk Island: a preliminary account. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 27:85-100 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |