Holocene remains of turtles from Vanuatu found in Lapita culture middens were referred to "Meiolania" in 2010 as the new species "?M. damelipi" However, upon closer inspection their morphology appears to be non-meiolaniiform, and no parietal horns, a distinctive characteristic of "Meiolania" have been found at any locality in Vanuatu, despite being one of the most common finds on Walpole and Lord Howe. The long bone morphology agrees more closely with a tortoise identification, a group which has otherwise not been reported from the South Pacific or Australasia. Further remains, attributable to "?M. damelpi" or a closely related form, have been found in various parts of the Fijian archipelago, including Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, and some smaller islands.