"The vertebrate assemblage of Aldabra Atoll has been comparatively well studied. Three fossil localities have been described yielding birds, reptiles and terrestrial molluscs. Those of Bassin Cabri and Bassin Lebine on Île Picard are undated but must be in excess of 136,000 YBP, whereas Point Hodoul on Malabar Island is circa 100,000 YBP. Aldabra was seemingly completely submerged between deposition of the Île Picard and Point Hodoul deposits, resulting in local faunal extinctions. Here we present the results of an ongoing study of fossil material collected on Île Picard in 1987, which reveals a more diverse assemblage than previously realised. Notable discoveries are an , three , , , , and , plus evidence of recolonisation of the atoll by some seabirds, rail, harrier, owl, giant tortoises and lizards after the Île Picard/Point Hodoul submergence event."