Pisonia rockshelter, layer IV, Aguiguan: Holocene, Northern Mariana Islands
collected by D.W. Steadman, C.C. Bodner, S.R. Derrickson, J.D. Groves, D.S. Lee 1994
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Gruiformes
- Rallidae
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Rallidae indet.
Vigors 1825
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157 specimens | ||||||
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Porzana sp.
Vieillot 1816
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149 specimens | ||||||
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Gallirallus sp.
Lafresnaye 1841
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197 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Columbiformes
- Columbidae
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Columbidae indet.
Illiger 1811
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82 specimens | ||||||
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Gallicolumba xanthonura
(Temminck 1823)
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106 specimens | ||||||
| recombined as Alopecoenas xanthonurus | |||||||
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Ptilinopus roseicapilla
(Lesson 1831)
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9 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
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Passeriformes indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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4 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Meliphagidae
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Myzomela rubrata
(Lesson 1827)
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1 specimen | ||||||
| recombined as Myzomela rubratra | |||||||
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Zosteropidae
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Zosterops conspicillatus
(Kittlitz 1833)
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Sturnidae
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Aplonis opaca
(Kittlitz 1833)
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11 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Suliformes
- Fregatidae
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Fregata ariel
(Gray 1845)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Megapodiidae
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Megapodius laperouse
Gaimard 1823
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10 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Laridae
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Anous stolidus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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12 specimens | ||||||
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Gygis candida
(Gmelin 1789)
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5 specimens | ||||||
| recombined as Gygis alba candida | |||||||
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Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Charadriidae
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Pluvialis fulva
(Gmelin 1789)
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4 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
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Squamata indet.
(Oppel 1811)
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124 specimens | ||||||
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Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Pteropodidae
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Pteropus sp.
Brisson 1762
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5 specimens | ||||||
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Mammalia
- Primates
- Hominidae
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Homo sapiens
Linnaeus 1758
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14 specimens | ||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Northern Mariana Islands |
| Coordinates: | 14.9° North, 145.6° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 14.9° North, 145.6° 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 | ||
| Age estimate: | 1780 ± 70 to 1520 ± 60 YBP (14C) |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Layers II-IV are pottery-rich, prehistoric cultural deposits spanning more than a millennium | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | fissure fill |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,anthropogenic |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis | ||
| Collectors: | D.W. Steadman, C.C. Bodner, S.R. Derrickson, J.D. Groves, D.S. Lee | Collection dates: | 1994 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 194643 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2018-06-24 00:03:12 | Last modified: | 2018-06-24 00:03:12 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-06-24 00:03:12 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 66133. | D. W. Steadman. 1999. The prehistory of vertebrates, especially birds, on Tinian, Aguiguan, and Rota, Northern Mariana Islands. Micronesica 31:319-345 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |