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 | |
Lagopus sp. Brisson 1760 ptarmigan
"Lagopus mutus" = Lagopus muta Montin 1781 rock ptarmigan
Lagopus lagopus Linnaeus 1758 willow ptarmigan
"Tetrao tetrix" = Lyrurus tetrix Linnaeus 1758 black grouse | |
Milvus migrans Boddaert 1783 black kite
Buteo buteo Linnaeus 1758 common buzzard
"Aquila chrysaetus" = Aquila chrysaetos Linnaeus 1758 golden eagle | |
Falco sp. Linnaeus 1758 falcon | |
Scolopacidae indet., Numenius minutus, Numenius phaeopus, Phalaropus lobatus, Calidris sp., Tringa sp., Tringa glareola, Tringa nebularia, Tringa ochropus, Gallinago sp., Gallinago gallinago, Gallinago megala, Gallinago stenura
Scolopacidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 snipe
Numenius minutus Gould 1841 little curlew
Numenius phaeopus Linnaeus 1758 whimbrel
Phalaropus lobatus Linnaeus 1758 red-necked phalarope
Calidris sp. Gmelin 1789 snipe
Tringa sp. Linnaeus 1758 snipe
Tringa glareola Linnaeus 1758 wood sandpiper
Tringa nebularia Gunnerus 1767 common greenshank
Tringa ochropus Linnaeus 1758 green sandpiper
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 | |
Limicolae indet. shorebird | |
Pluvialis sp. Brisson 1760 lapwing | |
"Larus ridibundus" = Chroicocephalus ridibundus
"Larus ridibundus" = Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnaeus 1758 black-headed gull | |
Otis tarda Linnaeus 1758 great bustard | |
Passeriformes indet. Linnaeus 1758 perching bird | |
Anthus sp. Bechstein 1805 perching bird | |
Fringilla montifringilla Linnaeus 1758 brambling | |
Hirundo rustica Linnaeus 1758 barn swallow
Riparia riparia Linnaeus 1758 bank swallow
"Delichon urbica" = Delichon urbicum Linnaeus 1758 common house-martin | |
Turdidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 thrush
Turdus sp. Linnaeus 1758 true thrush
Turdus pilaris Linnaeus 1758 fieldfare
Turdus iliacus Linnaeus 1758 redwing
Turdus pallidus Gmelin 1789 pale thrush
Turdus hortulorum Sclater 1863 gray-backed thrush | |
Eremophila alpestris Linnaeus 1759 horned lark | |
Perisoreus infaustus Linnaeus 1758 Siberian jay | |
Anatidae indet., Aythya fuligula, Mergus serrator, Clangula hyemalis, Anas sp., Anas platyrhynchos, Anas crecca, "Anas formosa" = Sibirionetta formosa, Anser djuktaiensis n. sp., "Anas penelope" = Mareca penelope, Mergellus mochanovi n. sp.
Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
Aythya fuligula Linnaeus 1758 tufted duck
Mergus serrator Linnaeus 1758 red-breasted merganser
Clangula hyemalis Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed duck
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian teal
"Anas formosa" = Sibirionetta formosa Georgi 1775 Siberian teal
Anser djuktaiensis n. sp. Zelenkov and Kurochkin 2014 goose
"Anas penelope" = Mareca penelope Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian wigeon
Mergellus mochanovi n. sp. Zelenkov and Kurochkin 2014 waterfowl | |
Podiceps cristatus Linnaeus 1758 great crested grebe
Podiceps grisegena Boddaert 1783 red-necked grebe |