DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.05.020
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84902469002
论文题名: Late Quaternary terrestrial vertebrate coprolites from New Zealand
作者: Wood J.R. ; Wilmshurst J.M.
刊名: Quaternary Science Reviews
ISSN: 2773791
出版年: 2014
卷: 98 起始页码: 33
结束页码: 44
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Birds
; Caves
; Coprolites
; New Zealand
; Reptiles
; Rock shelters
; Stratigraphy
; Taphonomy
Scopus关键词: Caves
; Stratigraphy
; Climatic factors
; Coprolites
; Ground surfaces
; Late quaternary
; Morphological diversity
; New zealand
; Reptiles
; Taphonomy
; Birds
; avifauna
; cave
; climate conditions
; coprolite
; diet
; genetic analysis
; morphotype
; paleoenvironment
; preservation
; Quaternary
; reptile
; shelter
; spatial distribution
; stratigraphy
; taphonomy
; New Zealand
英文摘要: Over the past decade, concerted efforts to find and study Late Quaternary terrestrial vertebrate coprolites in New Zealand have revealed new insights into the diets and ecologies of New Zealand's prehistoric birds. Here, we provide a broader review of the coprolites found in natural (non-archaeological) Late Quaternary deposits from New Zealand. We summarise the morphological diversity of the coprolites, and discuss the taphonomy of the sites in which they are found. Since the 1870s more than 2000 coprolites have been discovered from 30 localities, all restricted to the South Island. The distribution of coprolite localities appears to reflect the presence of geological and climatic factors that enhance the potential for coprolite preservation; coprolites require dry conditions for preservation, and have been found on the ground surface within drafting cave entrances and at shallow (<300mm) depths beneath rock overhangs with a northerly aspect. We classify the coprolites into eleven morphotypes, each of which may represent a range of different bird and/or reptile species. A review of genetically identified specimens shows that coprolites of different bird species overlap in size and morphology, reinforcing the need for identifications to be based on ancient DNA analysis. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/60211
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作者单位: Landcare Research, PO Box 69040, Lincoln, Canterbury 7640, New Zealand; School of Environment, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Recommended Citation:
Wood J.R.,Wilmshurst J.M.. Late Quaternary terrestrial vertebrate coprolites from New Zealand[J]. Quaternary Science Reviews,2014-01-01,98