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Teouma, Vanuatu

Lat/Long (Decimal)	-17.787,168.389
Co-ordinates Derivation	estimated from map
Given Location	Efate, Vanuatu (Republic of Vanuatu; New Hebrides)
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Vanuatu

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Teouma	Sterli J. (2015)			not reported	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Accipiter fasciatus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Accipiter : *Accipiter fasciatus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Anas superciliosa species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Anas : *Anas superciliosa*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Rhyticeros plicatus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Bucerotiformes : Bucerotidae : Rhyticeros : *Rhyticeros plicatus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Alopecoenas sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Columbiformes : Columbidae : *Alopecoenas*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Chalcophaps indica species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Columbiformes : Columbidae : Chalcophaps : *Chalcophaps indica*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Columba vitiensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Columbiformes : Columbidae : Columba : *Columba vitiensis*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Columbidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Columbiformes : Columbidae	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Didunculus placopedetes species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Columbiformes : Columbidae : Didunculus : *Didunculus placopedetes*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Ducula goliath species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Columbiformes : Columbidae : Ducula : *Ducula goliath*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Ducula pacifica species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Columbiformes : Columbidae : Ducula : *Ducula pacifica*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Macropygia mackinlayi species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Columbiformes : Columbidae : Macropygia : *Macropygia mackinlayi*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Ptilinopus greyi species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Columbiformes : Columbidae : Ptilinopus : *Ptilinopus greyi*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Todiramphus chloris species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Coraciiformes : Alcedinidae : Todiramphus : *Todiramphus chloris*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Centropus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Cuculiformes : Cuculidae : *Centropus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Cuculus optatus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Cuculiformes : Cuculidae : Cuculus : *Cuculus optatus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Megapodius layardi species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Megapodiidae : Megapodius : *Megapodius layardi*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Mwalau walterlinii species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Megapodiidae : Mwalau : *Mwalau walterlinii*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Gallus gallus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Phasianidae : Gallus : *Gallus gallus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Gallirallus philippensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Gruiformes : Rallidae : Gallirallus : *Gallirallus philippensis*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Porphyrio melanotus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Gruiformes : Rallidae : Porphyrio : *Porphyrio melanotus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Rallidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Gruiformes : Rallidae	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Zapornia tabuensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Gruiformes : Rallidae : Zapornia : *Zapornia tabuensis*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Passeriformes order	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Ardea alba species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Ardeidae : Ardea : *Ardea alba*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Threskiornis molucca species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Threskiornithidae : Threskiornis : *Threskiornis molucca*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Ardenna pacifica species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Procellariiformes : Procellariidae : Ardenna : *Ardenna pacifica*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Pseudobulweria rostrata species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Procellariiformes : Procellariidae : Pseudobulweria : *Pseudobulweria rostrata*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Puffinus bailloni species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Procellariiformes : Procellariidae : Puffinus : *Puffinus bailloni*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Eclectus infectus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Psittaciformes : Psittaculidae : Eclectus : *Eclectus infectus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Loriinae subfamily	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Psittaciformes : Psittaculidae : Loriinae	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Tyto alba delicatula subspecies	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Tytonidae : Tyto : Tyto alba : *Tyto alba delicatula*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Sula leucogaster species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Suliformes : Sulidae : Sula : *Sula leucogaster*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Testudines order	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary

References

Sterli J. (2015) A Review of the Fossil Record of Gondwanan Turtles of the Clade Meiolaniformes, Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 56 1, 21-45

Worthy T. H., Hawkins S., et al (2015) Avifauna from the Teouma Lapita site, Efate Island, Vanuatu, including a new genus and species of megapode, Pacific Science 69, 205-254

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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