Where: Russian Federation (59.3° N, 132.6° E: paleocoordinates 59.3° N, 132.6° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: cave; siliciclastic sediments
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: anthropogenic
Primary reference: N. V. Zelenkov, E. N. Kurochkin, A. A. Karhu and P. Ballmann. 2008. Birds of the Late Pleistocene and Holocene from the Palaeolithic Djuktai cave site of Yakutia, eastern Siberia. Oryctos 7:217-226 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 194811: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 29.06.2018
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Aves | |
Buteo buteo Linnaeus 1758 common buzzard
"Aquila chrysaetus" = Aquila chrysaetos Linnaeus 1758 golden eagle
Milvus migrans Boddaert 1783 black kite | |
"Tetrao tetrix" = Lyrurus tetrix Linnaeus 1758 black grouse
Lagopus sp. Brisson 1760 ptarmigan
"Lagopus mutus" = Lagopus muta Montin 1781 rock ptarmigan
Lagopus lagopus Linnaeus 1758 willow ptarmigan | |
Limicolae indet. shorebird | |
Pluvialis sp. Brisson 1760 lapwing | |
"Larus ridibundus" = Chroicocephalus ridibundus
"Larus ridibundus" = Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnaeus 1758 black-headed gull | |
Scolopacidae indet., Tringa sp., Tringa glareola, Tringa ochropus, Tringa nebularia, Phalaropus lobatus, Gallinago sp., Gallinago gallinago, Gallinago stenura, Gallinago megala, Calidris sp., Numenius phaeopus, Numenius minutus
Scolopacidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 snipe
Tringa sp. Linnaeus 1758 snipe
Tringa glareola Linnaeus 1758 wood sandpiper
Tringa ochropus Linnaeus 1758 green sandpiper
Tringa nebularia Gunnerus 1767 common greenshank
Phalaropus lobatus Linnaeus 1758 red-necked phalarope
Gallinago sp. Brisson 1760 snipe
Gallinago gallinago Linnaeus 1758 common snipe
Gallinago stenura Bonaparte 1831 pin-tailed snipe
Gallinago megala Swinhoe 1861 Swinhoe's snipe
Calidris sp. Gmelin 1789 snipe
Numenius phaeopus Linnaeus 1758 whimbrel
Numenius minutus Gould 1841 little curlew | |
Falco sp. Linnaeus 1758 falcon | |
Otis tarda Linnaeus 1758 great bustard | |
Anatidae indet., "Anas penelope" = Mareca penelope, "Anas formosa" = Sibirionetta formosa, Anser djuktaiensis n. sp., Anas sp., Anas platyrhynchos, Anas crecca, Mergus serrator, Clangula hyemalis, Aythya fuligula, Mergellus mochanovi n. sp.
Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
"Anas penelope" = Mareca penelope Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian wigeon
"Anas formosa" = Sibirionetta formosa Georgi 1775 Siberian teal
Anser djuktaiensis n. sp. Zelenkov and Kurochkin 2014 goose
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian teal
Mergus serrator Linnaeus 1758 red-breasted merganser
Clangula hyemalis Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed duck
Aythya fuligula Linnaeus 1758 tufted duck
Mergellus mochanovi n. sp. Zelenkov and Kurochkin 2014 waterfowl | |
Passeriformes indet. Linnaeus 1758 perching bird | |
"Delichon urbica" = Delichon urbicum Linnaeus 1758 common house-martin
Riparia riparia Linnaeus 1758 bank swallow
Hirundo rustica Linnaeus 1758 barn swallow | |
Anthus sp. Bechstein 1805 perching bird | |
Eremophila alpestris Linnaeus 1759 horned lark | |
Perisoreus infaustus Linnaeus 1758 Siberian jay | |
Turdidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 thrush
Turdus sp. Linnaeus 1758 true thrush
Turdus pilaris Linnaeus 1758 fieldfare
Turdus iliacus Linnaeus 1758 redwing
Turdus hortulorum Sclater 1863 gray-backed thrush
Turdus pallidus Gmelin 1789 pale thrush | |
Fringilla montifringilla Linnaeus 1758 brambling | |
Podiceps grisegena Boddaert 1783 red-necked grebe
Podiceps cristatus Linnaeus 1758 great crested grebe |