A review of the dodo and its ecosystem : Insights from a vertebrate concentration lagerstätte in mauritius
Rijsdijk, Kenneth F. (University of Amsterdam. Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics)
Hume, Julian P. (Natural History Museum. Department of Life Sciences (UK))
de Louw, Perry G. B. (Deltares. Soil and groundwater (The Netherlands))
Meijer, Hanneke J. M. (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont)
Janoo, Anwar (University of Mauritius. Department of History and Political Science)
de Boer, Erik J. (University of Amsterdam. Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics)
Steel, Lorna (Natural History Museum. Department of Earth Sciences (UK))
de Vos, John (Naturalis Biodiversity Center (The Netherlands))
van der Sluis, Laura G. (Queen's University Belfast. Archaeology and Palaeoecology)
Hooghiemstra, Henry (University of Amsterdam. Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics)
Florens, F. B. Vincent (University of Mauritius. Department of Biosciences)
Baider, Cláudia (Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security. The Mauritius Herbarium)
Vernimmen, Tamara J. J. (Naturalis Biodiversity Center (The Netherlands))
Baas, Pieter (Naturalis Biodiversity Center (The Netherlands))
van Heteren, Anneke H. (Universität Bonn. Steinmann Institut Bereich Paläontologie)
Rupear, Vikash (La Chaussèe. Mauritius Natural History Museum)
Beebeejaun, Gorah (La Chaussèe. Mauritius Natural History Museum)
Grihault, Alan (Mauritius)
van der Plicht, J. (Hans) (University of Groningen. Center for Isotope Research)
Besselink, Marijke (Naturalis Biodiversity Center (The Netherlands))
Lubeek, Julién K. (University of Amsterdam. Geo- and Bioarcheology)
Jansen, Max (University of Amsterdam. Geo- and Bioarcheology)
Kluiving, Sjoerd J. (University of Amsterdam. Geo- and Bioarcheology)
Hollund, Hege (The University of Stavanger. The Museum of Archaeology)
Shapiro, Beth (University of California Santa Cruz. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)
Collins, Matthew (University of York. Department of Archaeology)
Buckley, Mike (University of Manchester)
Jayasena, Ranjith M. (Gemeente Amsterdam. Bureau Monumenten and Archeologie)
Porch, Nicolas (Deakin University. School of Life and Environmental Sciences)
Floore, Rene (Hollandia Archeologen)
Bunnik, Frans (The Geological Survey of The Netherlands)
Biedlingmaier, Andrew (College of the Holy Cross. Department of Biology (USA))
Leavitt, Jennifer (College of the Holy Cross. Department of Biology (USA))
Monfette, Gregory (College of the Holy Cross. Department of Biology (USA))
Kimelblatt, Anna (College of the Holy Cross. Department of Biology (USA))
Randall, Adrienne (College of the Holy Cross. Department of Biology (USA))
Floore, Pieter (Hollandia Archeologen)
Claessens, Leon P. A. M. (College of the Holy Cross. Department of Biology (USA))

Data:	2015
Resum:	The dodo Raphus cucullatus Linnaeus, 1758, an extinct and flightless, giant pigeon endemic to Mauritius, has fascinated people since its discovery, yet has remained surprisingly poorly known. Until the mid-19th century, almost all that was known about the dodo was based on illustrations and written accounts by 17th century mariners, often of questionable accuracy. Furthermore, only a few fragmentary remains of dodos collected prior to the bird's extinction exist. Our understanding of the dodo's anatomy was substantially enhanced by the discovery in 1865 of subfossil bones in a marsh called the Mare aux Songes, situated in southeastern Mauritius. However, no contextual information was recorded during early excavation efforts, and the majority of excavated material comprised larger dodo bones, almost all of which were unassociated. Here we present a modern interdisciplinary analysis of the Mare aux Songes, a 4200-year-old multitaxic vertebrate concentration Lagerstätte. Our analysis of the deposits at this site provides the first detailed overview of the ecosystem inhabited by the dodo. The interplay of climatic and geological conditions led to the exceptional preservation of the animal and associated plant remains at the Mare aux Songes and provides a window into the past ecosystem of Mauritius. This interdisciplinary research approach provides an ecological framework for the dodo, complementing insights on its anatomy derived from the only associated dodo skeletons known, both of which were collected by Etienne Thirioux and are the primary subject of this memoir.
Ajuts:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad CGL2011-28681 Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca BP-B-00174
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Publicat a:	Journal of vertebrate paleontology, Vol. 35, Sup 1 (2015) , p. 3-20, ISSN 1937-2809

DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2015.1113803

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