Holopeka site, Lifuka, Ha'apai Group: Holocene, Tonga
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Gruiformes
- Rallidae
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Porzana tabuensis
(Gmelin 1789)
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Zapornia tabuensis | ||||||||||
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Gallirallus philippensis
(Linnaeus 1766)
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Count from Kirchman & Steadman, 2005 | ||||||||||
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Porphyrio porphyrio
(Linnaeus 1758)
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8 specimens | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Cuculiformes
- Cuculidae
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Eudynamis taitensis
(Sparrman 1787)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Urodynamis taitensis | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Procellariidae
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Puffinus lherminieri
Lesson 1839
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Puffinus pacificus
(Gmelin 1789)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Ardenna pacifica | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Phasianidae
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Gallus gallus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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109 specimens | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Laridae
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Anous stolidus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Tonga |
| Coordinates: | 19.8° South, 174.3° West (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 19.8° South, 174.3° West |
| 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: | 2850 ± 150 YBP (other) |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| 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 |
| Museum repositories: | USNM |
Metadata
| Database number: | 194752 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2018-06-28 22:18:54 | Last modified: | 2018-06-28 22:50:48 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-06-28 22:18:54 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 66190. | D. W. Steadman, A. Plourde, and D. V. Burley. 2002. Prehistoric butchery and consumption of birds in the Kingdom of Tonga, south Pacific. Journal of Archaeological Science 29:571-584 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |
Secondary references:
| 66189 | J. J. Kirchman and D. W. Steadman. 2005. Rails (Aves: Rallidae: Gallirallus) from prehistoric sites in the Kingdom of Tonga, including a description of a new species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 118:465-477 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |