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. / 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.

In: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Vol. 192, No. 4, 2021, p. 1045-1070.

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De Pietri, VL, Worthy, TH, Scofield, RP, Cole, TL, Wood, JR, Mitchell, KJ, Cibois, A, Jansen, JJFJ, Cooper, AJ, Feng, S, Chen, W, Tennyson, AJ & Wragg, GM 2021, 'A new extinct species of Polynesian sandpiper (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae: Prosobonia) from Henderson Island, Pitcairn Group, and the phylogenetic relationships of Prosobonia', Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 192, no. 4, pp. 1045-1070. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa115

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De Pietri, V. L., Worthy, T. H., Scofield, R. P., Cole, T. L., Wood, J. R., Mitchell, K. J., Cibois, A., Jansen, J. J. F. J., Cooper, A. J., Feng, S., Chen, W., Tennyson, A. J., & Wragg, G. M. (2021). A new extinct species of Polynesian sandpiper (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae: Prosobonia) from Henderson Island, Pitcairn Group, and the phylogenetic relationships of Prosobonia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 192(4), 1045-1070. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa115

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De Pietri VL, Worthy TH, Scofield RP, Cole TL, Wood JR, Mitchell KJ et al. A new extinct species of Polynesian sandpiper (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae: Prosobonia) from Henderson Island, Pitcairn Group, and the phylogenetic relationships of Prosobonia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 2021;192(4):1045-1070. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa115

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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. In: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 2021 ; Vol. 192, No. 4. pp. 1045-1070.

Bibtex

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title = "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 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. ",
keywords = "Caenozoic, extinction, fossil record, island fauna, molecular clocks, molecular phylogeny, Pacific Islands, palaeobiogeography, palaeoecology, Quaternary",
author = "{De Pietri}, {Vanesa L.} and Worthy, {Trevor H.} and Scofield, {R. Paul} and Cole, {Theresa L.} and Wood, {Jamie R.} and Mitchell, {Kieren J.} and Alice Cibois and Jansen, {Justin J. F. J.} and Cooper, {Alan J.} and Shaohong Feng and Wanjun Chen and Tennyson, {Alan Jd} and Wragg, {Graham M.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 The Linnean Society of London, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.",
year = "2021",
doi = "10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa115",
language = "English",
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pages = "1045--1070",
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T1 - A new extinct species of Polynesian sandpiper (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae: Prosobonia) from Henderson Island, Pitcairn Group, and the phylogenetic relationships of Prosobonia

AU - De Pietri, Vanesa L.

AU - Worthy, Trevor H.

AU - Scofield, R. Paul

AU - Cole, Theresa L.

AU - Wood, Jamie R.

AU - Mitchell, Kieren J.

AU - Cibois, Alice

AU - Jansen, Justin J. F. J.

AU - Cooper, Alan J.

AU - Feng, Shaohong

AU - Chen, Wanjun

AU - Tennyson, Alan Jd

AU - Wragg, Graham M.

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2020 The Linnean Society of London, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

KW - Caenozoic

KW - extinction

KW - fossil record

KW - island fauna

KW - molecular clocks

KW - molecular phylogeny

KW - Pacific Islands

KW - palaeobiogeography

KW - palaeoecology

KW - Quaternary

U2 - 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa115

DO - 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa115

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:85108094136

VL - 192

SP - 1045

EP - 1070

JO - Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

JF - Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

SN - 0024-4082

IS - 4

ER -

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