Where: Galapagos, Ecuador (1.2° S, 90.4° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: sinkhole; brown, yellow, silty, sandy gravel
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•brown (5 YR 3/4 wet), poorly laminated, poorly sorted; pebbly, sandy, silty clay alternating with sandy, silty clay; contacts poorly defined (dashed lines); clasts basaltic, very angular to sub-rounded; no reaction with 10% HCI; maximum observed thickness = 36 cm
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: D. W. Steadman. 1986. Holocene Vertebrate Fossils from Isla Floreana, Galapagos. Smithsonian contributions to zoology 413:1-112 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 190845: authorized by Evangelos Vlachos, entered by Evangelos Vlachos on 19.12.2017
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Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Phyllodactylus baurii leaf-toed gecko | |
Tropidurus grayii ground lizard | |
Alsophis biserialis colubrid snake | |
Aves | |
Aves indet. bird | |
Passeriformes indet. Linnaeus 1758 perching bird | |
Geospiza indet. Gould 1837 Darwin's finch
Geospiza fortis Gould 1837 medium ground-finch
Geospiza magnirostris Gould 1837 large ground-finch
Geospiza fuliginosa Gould 1837 small ground-finch | |
Mimus trifasciatus Gould 1837 Floreana mockinbird | |
Zenaida galapagoensis Gould 1841 Galapagos dove | |
Reptilia | |
Geochelone elephantopus Harlan 1827 Galapagos giant tortoise | |
Mammalia | |
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