Australian Museum Journal Mammalian and reptilian fauna from Emily and Cemetery Bays, Norfolk Island
- Shortform:
- Smith et al., 2001, Rec. Aust. Mus., Suppl. 27: 75–79
- Author(s):
- Smith, Ian; Clark, Geoffrey; White, Peter
- Year published:
- 2001
- Title:
- Mammalian and reptilian fauna from Emily and Cemetery Bays, Norfolk Island
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement
- Volume:
- 27
- Start page:
- 75
- End page:
- 79
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0812-7387.27.2001.1341
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 28 November 2001
- Cover date:
- 28 November 2001
- ISBN:
- ISBN 0-7347-2305-9
- ISSN:
- 0812-7387
- CODEN:
- RAMSEZ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- MAMMALIA: RODENTIA; NORFOLK ISLAND; REPTILIA
- Digitized:
- 28 November 2001
- Available online:
- 28 November 2001
- Reference number:
- 1341
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (12kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (86kb PDF)
Abstract
Large mammal remains described from the prehistoric settlement at Emily Bay consist of elephant seal and turtle. Rattus exulans remains similar to those elsewhere in Polynesia were the only rodent remains found throughout excavations at Emily and Cemetery Bays: there is no evidence that this animal was eaten. A partial dog mandible from Emily Bay is described: it may be prehistoric but neither its date nor osteometry are definitive. An intrusive recent pig is noted.