Gordons Valley 6: Holocene, New Zealand

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Theropoda - Phasianidae
Coturnix novaezelandiae Quoy and Gaimard 1830
Reptilia - Theropoda - Aegothelidae
Aegotheles novaezealandiae (Scarlett 1968)
Reptilia - Theropoda - Psittaculidae
Cyanoramphus sp. Bonaparte 1854
Reptilia - Theropoda - Callaeidae
Philesturnus carunculatus (Gmelin 1789)
Reptilia - Theropoda - Passeridae
Passer domesticus (Linnaeus 1758)
Reptilia - Theropoda - Turdidae
Turdus philomelos Brehm 1831
Reptilia - Theropoda - Motacillidae
Anthus novaeseelandiae (Gmelin 1789)
Reptilia - Theropoda - Locustellidae
Bowdleria punctata (Quoy and Gaimard 1830)
Reptilia - Theropoda - Sturnidae
Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus 1758
Reptilia - Scincidae
Oligosoma cf. lineoocellatum (Duméril and Duméril 1851)
Reptilia - Gekkonidae
Hoplodactylus cf. maculatus (Gray 1845)
Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae
Rattus exulans (Peale 1848)
Mus musculus Linnaeus 1758
see common names

Geography
Country:New Zealand State/province:South Island County:South Canterbury
Coordinates: 44.5° South, 171.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:44.5° South, 171.0° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period: Quaternary Epoch: Holocene
10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 6
Key time interval: Holocene
Age range of interval: 0.0117 - 0 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:cave
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:215417
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:vertebrate
Created:2020-11-10 13:58:15 Last modified:2020-11-16 19:10:01
Access level:the public Released:2020-11-10 13:58:15
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

74304. T. H. Worthy. 1997. Quaternary fossil fauna of South Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 27(1):67-162 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]