Comparing distributional information derived from fossils with the modern distribution of
species, we summarize the changing bird communities of the Bahamian Archipelago across …

Avian fossils give us a unique opportunity to assess changes through time in species
diversity and distributions. We report a previously unstudied collection of∼ 500 bird fossils …

On low islands or island groups such as the Bahamas, surrounded by shallow oceans,
Quaternary glacial–interglacial changes in climate and sea level had major effects on …

Accurate accounts of both living and fossil mammal communities are critical for creating
biodiversity inventories and understanding patterns of changing species diversity through …

We report 95 vertebrate taxa (13 fishes, 11 reptiles, 63 birds, 8 mammals) from late
Pleistocene bone deposits in Sawmill Sink, Abaco, The Bahamas. The> 5,000 fossils were …

Aim To establish a chronology for late Quaternary avian extinction, extirpation and
persistence in the Bahamas, thereby testing the relative roles of climate change and human …

We report Quaternary vertebrate and plant fossils from Sawmill Sink, a “blue hole”(a water-
filled sinkhole) on Great Abaco Island, The Bahamas. The fossils are well preserved …

One hundred and twenty-five species of birds are recorded living in the Exumas, 50 for the
first time; 11 others are known only as fossils. Records of 14 other species are considered …

The Neotropical lowlands sustain the world's richest bird communities, yet little that we know
about their history is based on paleontology. Fossils afford a way to investigate distributional …

Quaternary paleontological and archaeological evidence often is crucial for uncovering the
historical mechanisms shaping modern diversity and distributions. We take an …