Powag-1 site (FSPO-1), Fais Island: Holocene, Micronesia, Federated States of
collected by M. Intoh 1991
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Phasianidae
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Gallus gallus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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7 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Laridae
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Anous stolidus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Procelsterna cerulea
(Bennett 1840)
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1 specimen | ||||||
| recombined as Anous ceruleus | |||||||
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Sterna lunata
Peale 1848
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1 specimen | ||||||
| recombined as Onychoprion lunatus | |||||||
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Reptilia
- Suliformes
- Fregatidae
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Fregata sp.
Lacépède 1799
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Fregata minor
(Gmelin 1789)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Procellariidae
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Bulweria bulwerii
(Jardine and Selby 1828)
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1 specimen | ||||||
| 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 |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Five natural layers were recognized. The rich collection of artifacts from this square contains Tridacna shell adzes, Cassis shell tools, perforated shark teeth, a trolling lure shank of red Spondylus shell, pieces of single fishhooks of turtle carapace, and about 80 potsherds. Excavation was halted at a depth of 1.3 m in Layer 5, a culturally sterile white beach sand. The eastern corner was excavated 0.3 m deeper into a very coarse beach sand that also lacked cultural evidence. | |||||
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: | 194652 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2018-06-24 10:48:47 | Last modified: | 2018-06-24 10:48:47 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-06-24 10:48:47 |
| 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] |