To'aga Site (AS-13-1), Ofu Island: Holocene, American Samoa
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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16 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Megapodiidae
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Megapodius sp.
Gaimard 1823
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Laridae
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Sterninae indet.
Bonaparte 1838
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Gygis alba
(Sparman 1786)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Anous stolidus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Scolopacidae
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Numenius tahitiensis
(Gmelin 1789)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Procellariidae
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Procellariidae indet.
Vigors 1825
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9 specimens | ||||||
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Pterodroma rostrata
(Peale 1848)
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6 specimens | ||||||
| recombined as Pseudobulweria rostrata | |||||||
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Puffinus lherminieri
Lesson 1839
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Pterodroma sp.
Bonaparte 1856
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Puffinus griseus
(Gmelin 1789)
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15 specimens | ||||||
| recombined as Ardenna grisea | |||||||
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Puffinus pacificus
(Gmelin 1789)
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11 specimens | ||||||
| recombined as Ardenna pacifica | |||||||
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Reptilia
- Suliformes
- Sulidae
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Sula sula
(Linnaeus 1766)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Suliformes
- Fregatidae
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Fregata sp.
Lacépède 1799
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Pelecaniformes
- Ardeidae
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Egretta sacra
(Gmelin 1789)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Columbiformes
- Columbidae
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Gallicolumba stairii
(Gray 1856)
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3 specimens | ||||||
| recombined as Alopecoenas stairi | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | American Samoa |
| Coordinates: | 14.2° South, 169.7° West (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 14.2° South, 169.7° West |
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: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | grainstone |
| Lithology description: "Calcareous sand" | |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | archaeological analysis |
| Museum repositories: | UWBM |
Metadata
| Database number: | 193800 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2018-06-06 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2018-06-06 00:15:51 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-06-06 00:00:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 65835. | D. W. Steadman. 1994. Bird bones from the To’aga site: prehistoric loss of seabirds and megapodes. University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Contributions 51:217-228 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |