Grotte Principale no. 1, Anjohibe Cave: Holocene, Madagascar
collected 1983, 1986
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Strigiformes
- Strigidae
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Otus rutilus
(Pucheran 1849)
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Strigiformes
- Tytonidae
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Tyto alba
(Scopoli 1769)
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Psittaciformes
- Psittacidae
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Coracopsis vasa
(Shaw 1812)
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1 specimen | ||||||
| original and current combination Psittacus vasa | |||||||
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Reptilia
- Cuculiformes
- Cuculidae
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Coua berthae n. sp.
Goodman and Ravoavy 1993
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Coraciiformes
- Meropidae
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Merops superciliosus
Linnaeus 1766
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Pycnonotidae
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Hypsipetes madagascariensis
(Statius Muller 1776)
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Ploceidae
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Foudia madagascariensis
(Linnaeus 1766)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Falconidae
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Falco newtoni
(Gurney 1863)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Phasianidae
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Coturnix sp.
Bonnaterre 1791
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Numididae
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Numida meleagris
(Linnaeus 1758)
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6 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Turnicidae
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Turnix nigricollis
(Gmelin 1789)
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Accipitriformes
- Accipitridae
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Buteo brachypterus
Hartlaub 1860
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1 specimen | ||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Madagascar |
| Coordinates: | 15.5° South, 46.9° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 15.5° South, 46.9° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
| 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 |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Radiometric dating - ~460-310 years BP | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | cave |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (float) |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | Collection dates: | 1983, 1986 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 195020 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2018-07-11 23:59:21 | Last modified: | 2018-07-11 23:59:21 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-07-11 23:59:21 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 66298. | S. M. Goodman and F. Ravoavy. 1993. Identification of bird subfossils from cave surface deposits at Anjohibe, Madagascar, with a description of a new giant Coua (Cuculidae: Couinae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 106:24-33 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |