Where: Russian Federation (51.4° N, 83.4° E: paleocoordinates 51.4° N, 83.4° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• Palaeolithic layers 3-4 m under the surface are dated at about 25000 YBP, whereas the layers 4-6 m under the surface are dated to 40-45 Ka BP. There are no data indicating the layer the bird remains were found in.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: cave; siliciclastic sediments
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: N. I. Burchak-Abramovich and D. N. Burchak. 1998. The birds of the late Quaternary of the Altai Mts. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensis 41:51-60 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 194807: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 29.06.2018
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
| Aves | |
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Aythya ferina Linnaeus 1758 common pochard
"Anas querquedula" = Spatula querquedula Linnaeus 1758 garganey
"cf. Anas penelope" = Mareca penelope Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian wigeon | |
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Garrulus glandarius Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian jay
Pica pica Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian magpie
Perisoreus infaustus Linnaeus 1758 Siberian jay
Corvus cf. monedula Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian jackdaw
Pyrrhocorax graculus Linnaeus 1766 yellow-billed chough | |
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Cuculus cf. canorus Linnaeus 1758 common cuckoo | |
"Tetrao tetrix" = Lyrurus tetrix, Tetrao urogallus, "Lagopus mutus" = Lagopus muta, Lagopus lagopus, Alectoris chukar, Coturnix coturnix, Perdix perdix
"Tetrao tetrix" = Lyrurus tetrix Linnaeus 1758 black grouse
Tetrao urogallus Linnaeus 1758 western capercaillie
"Lagopus mutus" = Lagopus muta Montin 1781 rock ptarmigan
Lagopus lagopus Linnaeus 1758 willow ptarmigan
Alectoris chukar Gray 1830 chukar
Coturnix coturnix Linnaeus 1758 common quail
Perdix perdix Linnaeus 1758 grey partridge | |
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Falco altaicus Menzbier 1891 Altai falcon | |