[permalink] [id link]
The subfossil remains of now extinct gray whales from the Atlantic coasts of England and Sweden were used by Gray to make the first scientific description of a species then surviving only in Pacific waters.
from
Wikipedia
Some Related Sentences
subfossil and remains
Radiocarbon dating of subfossil or fossil European ( Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom ) coastal remains confirms this, with whaling the possible cause.
Similarly, radiocarbon dating of American east coastal subfossil remains confirm gray whales existed at least through the 17th century.
This is supported by subfossil remains discovered in Madagascar of giant lemurs of suborder Strepsirrhini which became extinct some time after the Malayo-Polynesian settlement of the island.
The lack of skeletal remains in subfossil bone deposits and the lack of an Aboriginal name for the animal supports the view that it was introduced.
In addition, there are some goose-like birds known from subfossil remains found on the Hawaiian Islands.
Since 1600, five species of duck have become extinct due to the activities of humans, and subfossil remains have shown that humans caused numerous extinctions in prehistory.
Additionally, there are many prehistoric rails of extant genera, known only from fossil or subfossil remains, such as the Ibiza Rail ( Rallus eivissensis ).
Only one species is known from specimens taken while the bird was still extant ; the other remains only known from subfossil bones and apparently one early traveller's description.
From Mangaia in the Cook Islands, Ua Huka in the Marquesas, and the remote South Pacific Henderson Island ( Wragg 1995 ), subfossil remains of Prosobonia have been recovered but not yet named.
Still, Sandhill Cranes are amply documented from fossil and subfossil remains right to the modern era.
It was formerly more widespread, since subfossil remains have been found in a cave in eastern Madeira, and on nearby Porto Santo Island.
In addition, one species has been described from subfossil remains found in the Hawaiian Islands, where it became extinct in prehistoric times.
Now represented only by recent or subfossil remains, they were modern forms that were once part of the rich lemur diversity that has evolved in isolation.
It is only known by subfossil remains and was probably hunted to extinction by the early settlers.
The Fa ' ahia archaeological site in the north of the island has revealed subfossil remains of several species of extinct birds exterminated by the earliest Polynesian colonists of the island.
A related species, P. theodorverhoeveni, is known from subfossil remains from 3, 000 – 4, 000 years ago.
They are known from subfossil remains and sometimes folk memory, as in the case of Haast's Eagle from New Zealand.
A fourth species, J. talpinus, is known only from subfossil remains.
Its remains have been found at only one location: Ampasambazimba, a subfossil site in central Madagascar.
Following its initial discovery, some subfossil remains of Megaladapis grandidieri ( a type of extinct koala lemur ) were mistakenly associated with Archaeoindris, while smaller leg bones from a juvenile and a massive adult leg bone were erroneously assumed to belong to two separate species.
Hydrolytic depurination is one of the principal forms of damage to ancient DNA in fossil or subfossil material, since the base remains unrepaired.
subfossil and extinct
An extinct relative, the New Zealand Musk Duck or de Lautour's Duck ( B. delautouri ), once occurred on New Zealand, but is only known from prehistoric subfossil bones.
The Chatham Islands form is known only from subfossil bones, but may have become extinct as recently as the late 19th century as a bird kept captive at some time between 1867 and 1872 might refer to this taxon.
The giant hutias are an extinct group of large rodents known from fossil and subfossil material in the West Indies.
He also named the extinct Kangaroo Island Emu ( Dromaius baudinianus ) in 1984 on the basis of subfossil bones.
Archaeoindris was a type of sloth lemur ( family Palaeopropithecidae ), a recently extinct family of giant lemurs ( known as subfossil lemurs ) native to Madagascar.
subfossil and from
Since then, a large amount of subfossil material has been collected from Mauritius, mostly from the Mare aux Songes swamp.
Recently a giant subfossil eagle, the Malagasy Crowned Eagle, identified from Madagascar was actually implicated as a top bird predator of the island, whose megafauna once included giant lemurs and pygmy hippopotami.
" Description of a new species of subfossil eagle from Madagascar: Stephanoaetus ( Aves: Falconiformes ) from the deposits of Amphasambazimba ," Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 107: 421-428.
The species became first known to occur in New Zealand from a specimen shot at Jerusalem in 1890 and small numbers of subfossil bones, the first found at Lake Grassmere in 1947, followed by records of other stray individuals.
The legend of the roc could also have originated from sightings of such a giant subfossil eagle related to the African Crowned Eagle, which has been described in the genus Stephanoaetus from Madagascar, being large enough to carry off large primates ; today, lemurs still retain a fear of aerial predators such as these.
Apart from Leguat's account and drawing, and a few other contemporary descriptions, nothing was known about the bird until a few subfossil bones were found in a cave in 1789.
At least one species of Garcorops, G. jadis is known only from subfossil copal.
This connection with relatively recent variations, usually from the Late Pleistocene, often relies on the additional information available in subfossil material.
It is only known from subfossil bones and one brief eyewitness report.
Numerous finds of subfossil bones indicate a former distribution area from Elands Bay in the present Cape Colony to about 25 ° E at Uniondale, as well as in the eastern Free State.
subfossil and were
Nine subfossil F. carica figs dated to about 9400 – 9200 BC were found in the early Neolithic village Gilgal I ( in the Jordan Valley, 13 km north of Jericho ).
This theory has been refuted, however, after ample subfossil bones of the species were found in North Island.
subfossil and by
Archaeoindris was first described by Herbert F. Standing in 1909 based on subfossil fragmentary jaws, although Charles Lamberton later discovered a complete skull.
subfossil and species
* 17 species of lemur, known as giant, subfossil lemurs, including:
The presence of subfossil bones at Conkling Cave and Shelter Cave in southern New Mexico show that the species was present south of its current range at the end of the last ice age, leading some experts to project that the species could become increasingly vulnerable as global climate change increases the humidity in semiarid regions.
Despite their adaptations for weathering extreme adversity, habitat destruction and hunting have resulted in lemur populations declining sharply, and their diversity has diminished, with the recent extinction of at least 17 species in eight genera, known collectively as the subfossil lemurs.
0.315 seconds.