PBDB Collection

Marfells Beach, dune deposits (Holocene of New Zealand)

Also known as Lake Grassmere, Marlborough

Where: New Zealand (41.7° S, 174.2° E: paleocoordinates 41.7° S, 174.2° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• between 600 and 1500 years BP

Environment/lithology: dune; siliciclastic sediments

• Dunes in a beach setting

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: T. H. Worthy. 1998. A remarkable fossil and archaeological avifauna from Marfells Beach, Lake Grassmere, South Island, New Zealand. Records of the Canterbury Museum 12:79-176 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 100554: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 10.12.2010, edited by Matthew Clapham

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Taxonomic list

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Aves
Accipitriformes - Accipitridae	Circus eylesi, Circus approximans, Harpagornis moorei Circus eylesi Scarlett 1953 Eyles's harrier Circus approximans Peale 1848 Swamp harrier Harpagornis moorei Haast 1872 Haast's eagle
Galliformes - Phasianidae	Phasianus colchicus, Coturnix novaezelandiae, Meleagris gallopavo, Gallus gallus Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus 1758 ring-necked pheasant Coturnix novaezelandiae Quoy and Gaimard 1830 New Zealand quail Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus 1758 wild turkey Gallus gallus Linnaeus 1758 chicken
Gruiformes -	Aptornis defossor Aptornis defossor Owen 1871 bird
Gruiformes - Rallidae	Gallirallus australis, Porphyrio hochstetteri, Porphyrio porphyrio, Fulica prisca, Gallinula hodgenorum Gallirallus australis Sparrman 1786 weka Porphyrio hochstetteri Meyer 1883 South Island takahe Porphyrio porphyrio Linnaeus 1758 western swamphen Fulica prisca Hamilton 1893 New Zealand coot Gallinula hodgenorum Scarlett 1955 Hodgen's rail
Strigiformes - Strigidae	Sceloglaux albifacies, Ninox novaeseelandiae Sceloglaux albifacies Gray 1844 laughing owl Ninox novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1788 southern boobook
Psittaciformes - Psittaculidae	Cyanoramphus spp. Cyanoramphus spp. Bonaparte 1854 parrot
Psittaciformes - Strigopidae	"Strigops habroptilus" = Strigops habroptila, Nestor meridionalis "Strigops habroptilus" = Strigops habroptila Gray 1845 kakapo Nestor meridionalis Gmelin 1788 New Zealand kaka
Columbiformes - Columbidae	Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 New Zealand pigeon
Cuculiformes - Cuculidae	"Eudynamys taitensis" = Urodynamis taitensis "Eudynamys taitensis" = Urodynamis taitensis Sparrman 1787 long-tailed koel
Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae	Poliocephalus rufopectus, Podiceps cristatus Poliocephalus rufopectus Gray 1843 New Zealand grebe Podiceps cristatus Linnaeus 1758 great crested grebe
Passeriformes - Meliphagidae	Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, Anthornis melanura Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1788 tui Anthornis melanura Sparrman 1786 New Zealand bellbird
Passeriformes - Locustellidae	"Bowdleria punctata" = Megalurus punctatus "Bowdleria punctata" = Megalurus punctatus Quoy and Gaimard 1830 fernbird
Passeriformes - Petroicidae	Petroica australis Petroica australis Sparrman 1788 New Zealand robin
Passeriformes - Callaeidae	"Callaeas cinerea" = Callaeas cinereus, Philesturnus carunculatus "Callaeas cinerea" = Callaeas cinereus Gmelin 1789 South Island kokako Philesturnus carunculatus Gmelin 1789 South Island saddleback
Passeriformes - Motacillidae	Anthus novaeseelandiae Anthus novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 Australasian pipit
Passeriformes - Sturnidae	Sturnus vulgaris Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus 1758 European starling
Passeriformes - Oriolidae	Turnagra capensis Turnagra capensis Sparrman 1787 South Island piopio
Passeriformes - Mohouidae	Mohoua ochrocephala, Mohoua novaeseelandiae Mohoua ochrocephala Gmelin 1789 yellowhead Mohoua novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 pipipi
Passeriformes - Fringillidae	Carduelis carduelis Carduelis carduelis Linnaeus 1758 European goldfinch
Passeriformes - Turdidae	Turdus philomelos Turdus philomelos Brehm 1831 song thrush
Passeriformes - Corvidae	Corvus moriorum Corvus moriorum Forbes 1892 Chatham Islands raven
Anseriformes - Anatidae	Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos, Biziura delautouri, Aythya novaeseelandiae, Anas chlorotis, Anas superciliosa, Anas gracilis, Mergus australis, "Euryanas finschi" = Chenonetta finschi, Cygnus sumnerensis², Malacorhynchus scarletti, Tadorna variegata Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos Gmelin 1789 blue duck Biziura delautouri Forbes 1891 New Zealand musk duck Aythya novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 New Zealand scaup Anas chlorotis Gray 1845 brown teal Anas superciliosa Gmelin 1789 Pacific black duck Anas gracilis Buller 1869 gray teal Mergus australis Hombron and Jacquinot 1841 Auckland Islands merganser "Euryanas finschi" = Chenonetta finschi Van Beneden 1875 Finsch's duck Cygnus sumnerensis² Forbes 1889 swan Malacorhynchus scarletti Olson 1977 Scarlett's duck Tadorna variegata Gmelin 1789 Paradise shelduck
Pelecaniformes - Pelecanidae	Pelecanus conspicillatus Pelecanus conspicillatus Temminck 1824 Australian pelican
Suliformes - Sulidae	? Morus serrator ? Morus serrator Gray 1843 Australasian gannet
Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae	Phalacrocoracidae indet., "Phalacrocorax melanoleucos" = Microcarbo melanoleucos, Phalacrocorax spp., "Leucocarbo carunculatus" = Phalacrocorax carunculatus, Phalacrocorax carbo, Phalacrocorax varius, "Stictocarbo punctatus" = Phalacrocorax punctatus Phalacrocoracidae indet. Reichenbach 1850 cormorant P. carbo/varius/Leucocarbo carunculatus "Phalacrocorax melanoleucos" = Microcarbo melanoleucos Vieillot 1817 little pied cormorant Phalacrocorax spp. Brisson 1760 cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo/varius "Leucocarbo carunculatus" = Phalacrocorax carunculatus Gmelin 1789 Rough-faced shag Phalacrocorax carbo Linnaeus 1758 great cormorant Phalacrocorax varius Gmelin 1789 pied cormorant "Stictocarbo punctatus" = Phalacrocorax punctatus Sparrman 1786 spotted shag
Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae	"Megadyptes waitaha n. sp." = Megadyptes antipodes waitaha¹, Eudyptula minor, Eudyptes pachyrhynchus "Megadyptes waitaha n. sp." = Megadyptes antipodes waitaha¹ Boessenkool et al. 2009 Waitaha penguin Eudyptula minor Forster 1781 little penguin Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Gray 1845 Fiordland penguin
Procellariiformes - Procellariidae	Pelecanoides urinatrix, Macronectes spp., "Puffinus tenuirostris" = Ardenna tenuirostris, "Puffinus griseus" = Ardenna grisea, Pterodroma inexpectata, Pterodroma cookii, Pachyptila turtur, Pachyptila vittata, Puffinus spp., Procellaria aequinoctialis Pelecanoides urinatrix Gmelin 1789 common diving-petrel Macronectes spp. Richmond 1905 giant petrel Macronectes halli/giganteus "Puffinus tenuirostris" = Ardenna tenuirostris Temminck 1823 short-tailed shearwater "Puffinus griseus" = Ardenna grisea Gmelin 1789 sooty shearwater Pterodroma inexpectata Forster 1844 mottled petrel Pterodroma cookii Gray 1843 Cook's petrel Pachyptila turtur Kuhl 1820 fairy prion Pachyptila vittata Forster 1777 broad-billed prion Puffinus spp. Brisson 1760 shearwater Puffinus gavia/huttoni Procellaria aequinoctialis Linnaeus 1758 white-chinned petrel
Procellariiformes - Oceanitidae	Pelagodroma marina Pelagodroma marina Latham 1790 white-faced storm-petrel
Procellariiformes - Diomedeidae	"Diomedea cauta" = Thalassarche cauta "Diomedea cauta" = Thalassarche cauta Gould 1841 white-capped albatross
Dinornithiformes - Dinornithidae	Dinornis giganteus Dinornis giganteus Owen 1844 bird
Dinornithiformes - Emeidae	Emeidae indet., Emeus crassus, ? Pachyornis elephantopus, Euryapteryx geranoides Emeidae indet. bird Emeus crassus Owen 1846 eastern moa ? Pachyornis elephantopus Owen 1856 heavy-footed moa Euryapteryx geranoides Owen 1848 Mantell's moa
Apterygiformes - Apterygidae	Apteryx "sp. juv.", Apteryx australis Apteryx "sp. juv." Huxley 1867 kiwi Apteryx australis Shaw 1813 Southern brown kiwi
Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae	Coenocorypha cf. aucklandica, Limosa lapponica Coenocorypha cf. aucklandica Gray 1845 subantarctic snipe Limosa lapponica Linnaeus 1758 bar-tailed godwit
Charadriiformes - Haematopodidae	Haematopus unicolor, Haematopus ostralegus Haematopus unicolor Forster 1841 variable oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian oystercatcher
Charadriiformes - Stercorariidae	Stercorarius parasiticus Stercorarius parasiticus Linnaeus 1758 parasitic jaeger
Charadriiformes - Charadriidae	Charadrius obscurus, Charadrius bicinctus, Anarhynchus frontalis Charadrius obscurus Gmelin 1789 red-breasted dotterel Charadrius bicinctus Jardine and Selby 1827 double-banded plover Anarhynchus frontalis Quoy and Gaimard 1830 wrybill
Charadriiformes - Recurvirostridae	Himantopus novaezelandiae Himantopus novaezelandiae Gould 1841 black stilt
Charadriiformes - Laridae	"Sterna nereis" = Sternula nereis, "Sterna albostriata" = Chlidonias albostriatus, Larus spp., Larus dominicanus, "Sterna caspia" = Hydroprogne caspia, Sterna striata "Sterna nereis" = Sternula nereis Gould 1843 fairy tern "Sterna albostriata" = Chlidonias albostriatus Gray 1845 black-fronted tern Larus spp. Linnaeus 1758 gull Larus scopulinus/bulleri Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein 1823 kelp gull "Sterna caspia" = Hydroprogne caspia Pallas 1770 Caspian tern Sterna striata Gmelin 1789 white-fronted tern
Falconiformes - Falconidae	Falco novaeseelandiae Falco novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1788 New Zealand falcon

¹Boessenkool et al. 2009; ²Rawlence et al. 2017