Faligochol-2 site (FSFA-2), Fais Island: Holocene, Micronesia, Federated States of
collected by M. Intoh 1991

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Columbiformes - Columbidae
Gallicolumba cf. xanthonura (Temminck 1823)
1 specimen
recombined as Alopecoenas xanthonurus
Reptilia - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Poliolimnas cinereus (Vieillot 1819)
1 specimen
recombined as Amaurornis cinerea
Reptilia - Passeriformes - Sturnidae
Aplonis opaca (Kittlitz 1833)
3 specimens
Reptilia - Suliformes - Sulidae
Sula sula (Linnaeus 1766)
2 specimens
Reptilia - Suliformes - Fregatidae
Fregata ariel (Gray 1845)
1 specimen
Reptilia - Procellariidae
Pterodroma sp. Bonaparte 1856
1 specimen
Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Scolopacidae indet. Rafinesque 1815
2 specimens
Tringa erythropus (Pallas 1764)
1 specimen
Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus 1758)
1 specimen
Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Laridae
Sterna lunata Peale 1848
1 specimen
recombined as Onychoprion lunatus
Sterna fuscata Linnaeus 1766
2 specimens
recombined as Onychoprion fuscatus
Sterninae indet. Bonaparte 1838
5 specimens
Anous stolidus (Linnaeus 1758)
1 specimen
Anous minutus Boie 1844
1 specimen
Procelsterna cerulea (Bennett 1840)
1 specimen
recombined as Anous ceruleus
Gygis candida (Gmelin 1789)
3 specimens
recombined as Gygis alba candida
Sterna sumatrana Raffles 1822
1 specimen
Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Charadriidae
Pluvialis dominica (Mueller 1776)
1 specimen
Charadrius leschenaultii Lesson 1826
1 specimen
Reptilia - Phasianidae
Gallus gallus (Linnaeus 1758)
26 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:Micronesia, Federated States of
Coordinates: 9.8° North, 140.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:9.8° North, 140.5° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:small collection
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:1794 ± 152 to 862 ± 55 YBP (14C)
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Six natural strata were recognized. The ground surface was covered with black organic sandy soil containing a number of potsherds, shell tools, and modem materials such as glass bottles, iron nails, and pieces of plastic sheet. These modem artifacts were present through Layer 2. Layer 3 is a black organic soil (0.3 m thick) rich in artifacts and faunal remains. The artifacts from this layer correlate with those from Layer 3 of FSFA-I. A radiocarbon age on charcoal from Layer 3 of FSFA-2 is A.D. 1020-1276. Over 300 potsherds were recovered from Layer I to the upper part of Layer 6. Layer 5 yielded several worked pieces of turtle carapace, a shell adze, a shell bracelet, and a shell pendant. A radiocarbon age on charcoal from Layer 5 is A.D. 70-410. Layer 6 is beach sand with gray banding. Except for a Tridacna shell tool, some potsherds, and some rat bones from the upper portion, Layer 6 was culturally sterile. It was excavated to a depth of 3 m, when the sand became wet and cemented.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: unlithified calcareous sandstone
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collectors:M. Intoh Collection dates:1991
Metadata
Database number:194651
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2018-06-24 10:42:46 Last modified:2018-06-24 10:42:46
Access level:the public Released:2018-06-24 10:42:46
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
66135. D. W. Steadman and M. Intoh. 1994. Biogeography and prehistoric exploitation of birds from Fais Island, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia. Pacific Science 48:116-135 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]