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