Dyuktai Cave (Holocene layers) (Holocene 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: Holocene (0.0 - 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 194810: 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
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Lagopus sp., Lagopus lagopus, "Lagopus mutus" = Lagopus muta, "Tetrao parvirostris" = Tetrao urogalloides, "Bonasa bonasia" = Tetrastes bonasia
Lagopus sp. Brisson 1760 ptarmigan
Lagopus lagopus Linnaeus 1758 willow ptarmigan
"Lagopus mutus" = Lagopus muta Montin 1781 rock ptarmigan
"Tetrao parvirostris" = Tetrao urogalloides Middendorff 1853 black-billed capercaillie
"Bonasa bonasia" = Tetrastes bonasia Linnaeus 1758 hazel grouse
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
"Larus ridibundus" = Chroicocephalus ridibundus
"Larus ridibundus" = Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnaeus 1758 black-headed gull
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Scolopacidae indet., Gallinago sp., Scolopax rusticola
Scolopacidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 snipe
Gallinago sp. Brisson 1760 snipe
Scolopax rusticola Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian woodcock
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Milvus migrans, Accipiter cf. nisus
Milvus migrans Boddaert 1783 black kite
Accipiter cf. nisus Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian sparrowhawk
 Gaviiformes - Gaviidae
Gavia arctica, Gavia stellata
Gavia arctica Linnaeus 1758 Arctic loon
Gavia stellata Pontoppidan 1763 Red-throated loon
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Podiceps cristatus, Podiceps grisegena
Podiceps cristatus Linnaeus 1758 great crested grebe
Podiceps grisegena Boddaert 1783 red-necked grebe
 Strigiformes - Strigidae
Strix nebulosa
Strix nebulosa Forster 1772 great gray owl
 Columbiformes - Columbidae
Streptopelia orientalis
Streptopelia orientalis Latham 1790 oriental turtle-dove
 Passeriformes -
Passeriformes indet.
Passeriformes indet. Linnaeus 1758 perching bird
 Passeriformes - Bombycillidae
Bombycilla cf. garrulus
Bombycilla cf. garrulus Linnaeus 1758 Bohemian waxwing
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Perisoreus infaustus
Perisoreus infaustus Linnaeus 1758 Siberian jay
 Passeriformes - Hirundinidae
Hirundo rustica
Hirundo rustica Linnaeus 1758 barn swallow
 Passeriformes - Turdidae
Turdus sp., Turdus pallidus, Turdus iliacus, Turdus pilaris, Turdus hortulorum
Turdus sp. Linnaeus 1758 true thrush
Turdus pallidus Gmelin 1789 pale thrush
Turdus iliacus Linnaeus 1758 redwing
Turdus pilaris Linnaeus 1758 fieldfare
Turdus hortulorum Sclater 1863 gray-backed thrush
 Passeriformes - Emberizidae
Emberizidae indet.
Emberizidae indet. Vigors 1831 old world bunting
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anatidae indet., Anas sp., Anas crecca, Anas platyrhynchos, Anas acuta, Aythya fuligula, Anser sp., "Anas penelope" = Mareca penelope, "Anas querquedula" = Spatula querquedula, "Anas clypeata" = Spatula clypeata, "Anas formosa" = Sibirionetta formosa
Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian teal
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Anas acuta Linnaeus 1758 northern pintail
Aythya fuligula Linnaeus 1758 tufted duck
Anser sp. Linnaeus 1758 goose
"Anas penelope" = Mareca penelope Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian wigeon
"Anas querquedula" = Spatula querquedula Linnaeus 1758 garganey
"Anas clypeata" = Spatula clypeata Linnaeus 1758 northern shoveler
"Anas formosa" = Sibirionetta formosa Georgi 1775 Siberian teal