A new extinct species of Polynesian sandpiper (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae: Prosobonia) from Henderson Island, Pitcairn Group, and the phylogenetic relationships of Prosobonia
Abstract We describe a new species of Polynesian sandpiper from Henderson Island, Prosobonia sauli sp. nov., based on multiple Holocene fossil bones collected during the Sir Peter Scott Commemorative Expedition to the Pitcairn Islands (1991–92). Prosobonia sauli is the only species of Prosobonia to...
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croxfordunivpr:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa115 2024-09-15T18:00:44+00:00 A new extinct species of Polynesian sandpiper (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae: Prosobonia) from Henderson Island, Pitcairn Group, and the phylogenetic relationships of Prosobonia De Pietri, Vanesa L Worthy, Trevor H Scofield, R Paul Cole, Theresa L Wood, Jamie R Mitchell, Kieren J Cibois, Alice Jansen, Justin J F J Cooper, Alan J Feng, Shaohong Chen, Wanjun Tennyson, Alan Jd Wragg, Graham M Australian Research Council 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa115 https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-pdf/192/4/1045/49573886/zlaa115.pdf en eng Oxford University Press (OUP) https://academic.oup.com/pages/standard-publication-reuse-rights Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society volume 192, issue 4, page 1045-1070 ISSN 0024-4082 1096-3642 journal-article 2020 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa115 2024-08-19T04:23:06Z Abstract We describe a new species of Polynesian sandpiper from Henderson Island, Prosobonia sauli sp. nov., based on multiple Holocene fossil bones collected during the Sir Peter Scott Commemorative Expedition to the Pitcairn Islands (1991–92). Prosobonia sauli is the only species of Prosobonia to be described from bone accumulations and extends the record of known extinct Polynesian sandpipers to four. It is readily differentiated from the extant Tuamotu Sandpiper P. parvirostris in several features of the legs and bill, implying ecological adaptations to different environments. The geographically nearest Prosobonia populations to Henderson Island were found on Mangareva, where it is now extinct. A previous record of a species of Prosobonia from Tubuai, Austral Islands, is here shown to belong to the Sanderling Calidris alba. Our analyses of newly sequenced genetic data, which include the mitochondrial genomes of P. parvirostris and the extinct Tahiti Sandpiper P. leucoptera, confidently resolve the position of Prosobonia as sister-taxon to turnstones and calidrine sandpipers. We present a hypothesis for the timing of divergence between species of Prosobonia and other scolopacid lineages. Our results further provide a framework to interpret the evolution of sedentary lineages within the normally highly migratory Scolopacidae. Article in Journal/Newspaper Calidris alba Henderson Island Sanderling Oxford University Press Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society |
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Abstract We describe a new species of Polynesian sandpiper from Henderson Island, Prosobonia sauli sp. nov., based on multiple Holocene fossil bones collected during the Sir Peter Scott Commemorative Expedition to the Pitcairn Islands (1991–92). Prosobonia sauli is the only species of Prosobonia to be described from bone accumulations and extends the record of known extinct Polynesian sandpipers to four. It is readily differentiated from the extant Tuamotu Sandpiper P. parvirostris in several features of the legs and bill, implying ecological adaptations to different environments. The geographically nearest Prosobonia populations to Henderson Island were found on Mangareva, where it is now extinct. A previous record of a species of Prosobonia from Tubuai, Austral Islands, is here shown to belong to the Sanderling Calidris alba. Our analyses of newly sequenced genetic data, which include the mitochondrial genomes of P. parvirostris and the extinct Tahiti Sandpiper P. leucoptera, confidently resolve the position of Prosobonia as sister-taxon to turnstones and calidrine sandpipers. We present a hypothesis for the timing of divergence between species of Prosobonia and other scolopacid lineages. Our results further provide a framework to interpret the evolution of sedentary lineages within the normally highly migratory Scolopacidae. |
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De Pietri, Vanesa L Worthy, Trevor H Scofield, R Paul Cole, Theresa L Wood, Jamie R Mitchell, Kieren J Cibois, Alice Jansen, Justin J F J Cooper, Alan J Feng, Shaohong Chen, Wanjun Tennyson, Alan Jd Wragg, Graham M |
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De Pietri, Vanesa L Worthy, Trevor H Scofield, R Paul Cole, Theresa L Wood, Jamie R Mitchell, Kieren J Cibois, Alice Jansen, Justin J F J Cooper, Alan J Feng, Shaohong Chen, Wanjun Tennyson, Alan Jd Wragg, Graham M A new extinct species of Polynesian sandpiper (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae: Prosobonia) from Henderson Island, Pitcairn Group, and the phylogenetic relationships of Prosobonia |
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De Pietri, Vanesa L Worthy, Trevor H Scofield, R Paul Cole, Theresa L Wood, Jamie R Mitchell, Kieren J Cibois, Alice Jansen, Justin J F J Cooper, Alan J Feng, Shaohong Chen, Wanjun Tennyson, Alan Jd Wragg, Graham M |
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A new extinct species of Polynesian sandpiper (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae: Prosobonia) from Henderson Island, Pitcairn Group, and the phylogenetic relationships of Prosobonia |
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A new extinct species of Polynesian sandpiper (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae: Prosobonia) from Henderson Island, Pitcairn Group, and the phylogenetic relationships of Prosobonia |
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A new extinct species of Polynesian sandpiper (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae: Prosobonia) from Henderson Island, Pitcairn Group, and the phylogenetic relationships of Prosobonia |
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A new extinct species of Polynesian sandpiper (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae: Prosobonia) from Henderson Island, Pitcairn Group, and the phylogenetic relationships of Prosobonia |
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A new extinct species of Polynesian sandpiper (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae: Prosobonia) from Henderson Island, Pitcairn Group, and the phylogenetic relationships of Prosobonia |
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new extinct species of polynesian sandpiper (charadriiformes: scolopacidae: prosobonia) from henderson island, pitcairn group, and the phylogenetic relationships of prosobonia |
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Calidris alba Henderson Island Sanderling |
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Calidris alba Henderson Island Sanderling |
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