A review of the dodo and its ecosystem: Insights from a vertebrate concentration lagerstätte in mauritius

Kenneth F. Rijsdijk; Julian P. Hume; Perry G.B. de Louw; Hanneke J.M. Meijer; Anwar Janoo; Erik J. de Boer; Lorna Steel; John de Vos; Laura G. van der Sluis; Henry Hooghiemstra; F. B.Vincent Florens; Cláudia Baider; Tamara J.J. Vernimmen; Pieter Baas; Anneke H. van Heteren; Vikash Rupear; Gorah Beebeejaun; Alan Grihault; J. Hans van der Plicht; Marijke Besselink; Juliën K. Lubeek; Max Jansen; Sjoerd J. Kluiving; Hege Hollund; Beth Shapiro; Matthew Collins; Mike Buckley; Ranjith M. Jayasena; Nicolas Porch; Rene Floore; Frans Bunnik; Andrew Biedlingmaier; Jennifer Leavitt; Gregory Monfette; Anna Kimelblatt; Adrienne Randall; Pieter Floore; Leon P.A.M. Claessens

doi:10.1080/02724634.2015.1113803

A review of the dodo and its ecosystem: Insights from a vertebrate concentration lagerstätte in mauritius

Kenneth F. Rijsdijk^*, Julian P. Hume, Perry G.B. de Louw, Hanneke J.M. Meijer, Anwar Janoo, Erik J. de Boer, Lorna Steel, John de Vos, Laura G. van der Sluis, Henry Hooghiemstra, F. B.Vincent Florens, Cláudia Baider, Tamara J.J. Vernimmen, Pieter Baas, Anneke H. van Heteren, Vikash Rupear, Gorah Beebeejaun, Alan Grihault, J. Hans van der Plicht, Marijke BesselinkJuliën K. Lubeek, Max Jansen, Sjoerd J. Kluiving, Hege Hollund, Beth Shapiro, Matthew Collins, Mike Buckley, Ranjith M. Jayasena, Nicolas Porch, Rene Floore, Frans Bunnik, Andrew Biedlingmaier, Jennifer Leavitt, Gregory Monfette, Anna Kimelblatt, Adrienne Randall, Pieter Floore, Leon P.A.M. Claessens

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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.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
Vol/bind	35
Sider (fra-til)	3-20
Antal sider	18
ISSN	0272-4634
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2015.1113803
Status	Udgivet - 1 jan. 2015

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Rijsdijk, K. F., Hume, J. P., de Louw, P. G. B., Meijer, H. J. M., Janoo, A., de Boer, E. J., Steel, L., de Vos, J., van der Sluis, L. G., Hooghiemstra, H., Florens, F. B. V., Baider, C., Vernimmen, T. J. J., Baas, P., van Heteren, A. H., Rupear, V., Beebeejaun, G., Grihault, A., van der Plicht, J. H., ... Claessens, L. P. A. M. (2015). A review of the dodo and its ecosystem: Insights from a vertebrate concentration lagerstätte in mauritius. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 35, 3-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2015.1113803

Rijsdijk, KF, Hume, JP, de Louw, PGB, Meijer, HJM, Janoo, A, de Boer, EJ, Steel, L, de Vos, J, van der Sluis, LG, Hooghiemstra, H, Florens, FBV, Baider, C, Vernimmen, TJJ, Baas, P, van Heteren, AH, Rupear, V, Beebeejaun, G, Grihault, A, van der Plicht, JH, Besselink, M, Lubeek, JK, Jansen, M, Kluiving, SJ, Hollund, H, Shapiro, B, Collins, M, Buckley, M, Jayasena, RM, Porch, N, Floore, R, Bunnik, F, Biedlingmaier, A, Leavitt, J, Monfette, G, Kimelblatt, A, Randall, A, Floore, P & Claessens, LPAM 2015, 'A review of the dodo and its ecosystem: Insights from a vertebrate concentration lagerstätte in mauritius', Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, bind 35, s. 3-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2015.1113803

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