Where: Mauritius (20.4° S, 57.7° E: paleocoordinates 20.4° S, 57.7° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: mire or swamp; peat
Size class: macrofossils
Collected in 2005-2007
Primary reference: K. F. Rijsdijk, J. P. Hume, F. Bunnik, F. B. V. Florens, C. Baider, B. Shapiro, J. Plicht, A. Janoo, O. Griffiths, L. W. Hoek Ostende, H. Cremer, T. Vernimmen, P. G. B. De Louw, A. Bholah, S. Saumtally, N. Porch, J. Haile, M. Buckley, M. Collins and E. Gittenberger. 2009. Mid-Holocene vertebrate bone Concentration-Lagerstätte on oceanic island Mauritius provides a window into the ecosystem of the dodo (Raphus cucullatus). Quaternary Science Reviews 28:14-24 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 194169: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 14.06.2018
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Mammalia | |
Pteropus subniger flying fox
Pteropus niger Kerr 1792 Mauritian flying fox | |
Taphozous mauritianus sac-winged bat | |
Tadarida acetabulosus free-tailed bat | |
Reptilia | |
Cylindraspis triserrata Gunther 1873 turtle
Cylindraspis inepta Gunther 1873 turtle | |
Phelsuma cf. guimbeaui gecko | |
Aves | |
Circus maillardi Verreaux 1862 Réunion marsh-harrier | |
Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas 1811 greater flamingo | |
"Coracina typica" = Lalage typica
"Coracina typica" = Lalage typica Hartlaub 1865 Mauritius cuckooshrike | |
Zosterops sp. Vigors and Horsfield 1827 white-eye | |
Foudia rubra Gmelin 1789 Mauritius fody | |
Hypsipetes olivaceus Jardine and Selby 1837 Mauritius bulbul | |
"Mascarenotus sauzieri" = Otus sauzieri
"Mascarenotus sauzieri" = Otus sauzieri Newton and Gadow 1893 Mauritius owl | |
Lophopsittacus bensoni Holyoak 1973 Mascarene grey parakeet
Lophopsittacus mauritianus Owen 1866 broad-billed parrot | |
Nesoenas mayeri Prévost and Knip 1843 pink pigeon
Raphus cucullatus Linnaeus 1758 dodo | |
"Fulica newtoni" = Fulica newtonii, Aphanapteryx bonasia
"Fulica newtoni" = Fulica newtonii Milne-Edwards 1867 Mascarene coot
Aphanapteryx bonasia Frauenfeld 1868 red rail | |
Gastropoda | |
Physa acuta snail | |
Gyraulus mauritianus snail
Bulinus cernicus snail | |
Neritina gogates snail | |
Melanoides tuberculata Müller 1774 snail | |
Omphalotropis variegata snail |