A review of the dodo and its ecosystem : insights from a vertebrate concentration lagerstätte in Mauritius Rijsdijk, Kenneth F., Hume, Julian P., De Louw, Perry G.B., Meijer, Hanneke J.M., Janoo, Anwar, De Boer, Erik J., Steel, Lorna, De Vos, John, Van Der Sluis, Laura G., Hooghiemstra, Henry, Florens, F.B. Vincent, Baider, Cláudia, Vernimmen, Tamara J.J., Baas, Pieter, Van Heteren, Anneke H., Rupear, Vikash, Beebeejaun, Gorah, Grihault, Alan, Van Der Plicht, J. Hans, Besselink, Marijke, Lubeek, Juliën K., Jansen, Max, Kluiving, Sjoerd J., Hollund, Hege, Shapiro, Beth, Collins, Matthew, Buckley, Mike, Jayasena, Ranjuth M., Porch, Nicolas, Floore, Rene, Bunnik, Frans, Biedlingmaier, Andrew, Leavitt, Jennifer, Monfette, Gregory, Kimelblatt, Anna, Randall, Adrienne, Floore, Pieter and Claessens, Leon P.A.M. 2015, A review of the dodo and its ecosystem : insights from a vertebrate concentration lagerstätte in Mauritius, Journal of vertebrate paleontology, vol. 35, no. Supplement 1, pp. 3-20, doi: 10.1080/02724634.2015.1113803. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title A review of the dodo and its ecosystem : insights from a vertebrate concentration lagerstätte in Mauritius Author(s) Rijsdijk, Kenneth F. Hume, Julian P. De Louw, Perry G.B. Meijer, Hanneke J.M. Janoo, Anwar De Boer, Erik J. Steel, Lorna De Vos, John Van Der Sluis, Laura G. Hooghiemstra, Henry Florens, F.B. Vincent Baider, Cláudia Vernimmen, Tamara J.J. Baas, Pieter Van Heteren, Anneke H. Rupear, Vikash Beebeejaun, Gorah Grihault, Alan Van Der Plicht, J. Hans Besselink, Marijke Lubeek, Juliën K. Jansen, Max Kluiving, Sjoerd J. Hollund, Hege Shapiro, Beth Collins, Matthew Buckley, Mike Jayasena, Ranjuth M. Porch, Nicolas orcid.org/0000-0001-7179-3843 Floore, Rene Bunnik, Frans Biedlingmaier, Andrew Leavitt, Jennifer Monfette, Gregory Kimelblatt, Anna Randall, Adrienne Floore, Pieter Claessens, Leon P.A.M. Journal name Journal of vertebrate paleontology Volume number 35 Issue number Supplement 1 Start page 3 End page 20 Total pages 18 Publisher Taylor & Francis Place of publication Abingdon, Eng. Publication date 2015 ISSN 0272-4634 1937-2809 Summary 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. Language eng DOI 10.1080/02724634.2015.1113803 Field of Research 060207 Population Ecology 060806 Animal Physiological Ecology 060206 Palaeoecology 0403 Geology 0602 Ecology 0603 Evolutionary Biology Socio Economic Objective 970105 Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2015, Society of Veterbrate Paleontology Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30083234 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Life and Environmental Sciences Centre for Integrative Ecology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. 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