Dyuktai Cave (late Pleistocene layers) (Pleistocene of Russian Federation)

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

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Aves
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
Falco sp.
Falco sp. Linnaeus 1758 falcon
 Otidiformes - Otididae
Otis tarda
Otis tarda Linnaeus 1758 great bustard
 Passeriformes -
Passeriformes indet.
Passeriformes indet. Linnaeus 1758 perching bird
 Passeriformes - Motacillidae
Anthus sp.
Anthus sp. Bechstein 1805 perching bird
 Passeriformes - Fringillidae
Fringilla montifringilla
Fringilla montifringilla Linnaeus 1758 brambling
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Perisoreus infaustus
Perisoreus infaustus Linnaeus 1758 Siberian jay
 Passeriformes - Turdidae
Turdidae indet., Turdus sp., Turdus iliacus, Turdus hortulorum, Turdus pallidus, Turdus pilaris
Turdidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 thrush
Turdus sp. Linnaeus 1758 true thrush
Turdus iliacus Linnaeus 1758 redwing
Turdus hortulorum Sclater 1863 gray-backed thrush
Turdus pallidus Gmelin 1789 pale thrush
Turdus pilaris Linnaeus 1758 fieldfare
 Passeriformes - Alaudidae
Eremophila alpestris
Eremophila alpestris Linnaeus 1759 horned lark
 Passeriformes - Hirundinidae
Hirundo rustica, Riparia riparia, "Delichon urbica" = Delichon urbicum
Hirundo rustica Linnaeus 1758 barn swallow
Riparia riparia Linnaeus 1758 bank swallow
"Delichon urbica" = Delichon urbicum Linnaeus 1758 common house-martin
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Podiceps cristatus, Podiceps grisegena
Podiceps cristatus Linnaeus 1758 great crested grebe
Podiceps grisegena Boddaert 1783 red-necked grebe
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anatidae indet., "Anas formosa" = Sibirionetta formosa, "Anas penelope" = Mareca penelope, Clangula hyemalis, Mergus serrator, Anas sp., Anas platyrhynchos, Anas crecca, Aythya fuligula, Mergellus mochanovi n. sp., Anser djuktaiensis n. sp.
Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
"Anas formosa" = Sibirionetta formosa Georgi 1775 Siberian teal
"Anas penelope" = Mareca penelope Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian wigeon
Clangula hyemalis Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed duck
Mergus serrator Linnaeus 1758 red-breasted merganser
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian teal
Aythya fuligula Linnaeus 1758 tufted duck
Mergellus mochanovi n. sp. Zelenkov and Kurochkin 2014 waterfowl
Anser djuktaiensis n. sp. Zelenkov and Kurochkin 2014 goose
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Lagopus sp., Lagopus lagopus, "Lagopus mutus" = Lagopus muta, "Tetrao tetrix" = Lyrurus tetrix
Lagopus sp. Brisson 1760 ptarmigan
Lagopus lagopus Linnaeus 1758 willow ptarmigan
"Lagopus mutus" = Lagopus muta Montin 1781 rock ptarmigan
"Tetrao tetrix" = Lyrurus tetrix Linnaeus 1758 black grouse
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Milvus migrans, "Aquila chrysaetus" = Aquila chrysaetos, Buteo buteo
Milvus migrans Boddaert 1783 black kite
"Aquila chrysaetus" = Aquila chrysaetos Linnaeus 1758 golden eagle
Buteo buteo Linnaeus 1758 common buzzard
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
"Larus ridibundus" = Chroicocephalus ridibundus
"Larus ridibundus" = Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnaeus 1758 black-headed gull
 Charadriiformes -
Limicolae indet.
 Charadriiformes - Charadriidae
Pluvialis sp.
Pluvialis sp. Brisson 1760 lapwing
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Scolopacidae indet., Calidris sp., Tringa sp., Tringa ochropus, Tringa glareola, Tringa nebularia, Phalaropus lobatus, Gallinago sp., Gallinago gallinago, Gallinago megala, Gallinago stenura, Numenius phaeopus, Numenius minutus
Scolopacidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 snipe
Calidris sp. Gmelin 1789 snipe
Tringa sp. Linnaeus 1758 snipe
Tringa ochropus Linnaeus 1758 green sandpiper
Tringa glareola Linnaeus 1758 wood 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 megala Swinhoe 1861 Swinhoe's snipe
Gallinago stenura Bonaparte 1831 pin-tailed snipe
Numenius phaeopus Linnaeus 1758 whimbrel
Numenius minutus Gould 1841 little curlew