Curata Cave, Mousterian II layers: Late/Upper Pleistocene, Romania
collected by C.S. Nicolaescu-Plopsor 1955-1956
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Phasianidae
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Tetrao urogallus
Linnaeus 1758
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13 specimens | ||||||
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Perdix perdix
(Linnaeus 1758)
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3 specimens | ||||||
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Tetrao tetrix
Linnaeus 1758
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76 specimens | ||||||
| recombined as Lyrurus tetrix | |||||||
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Turdidae
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Turdus cf. pilaris
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Sturnidae
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Sturnus vulgaris
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Corvidae
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Pyrrhocorax graculus
(Linnaeus 1766)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Corvus monedula
Linnaeus 1758
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4 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Anseriformes
- Anatidae
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Anatidae indet.
Vigors 1825
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Aythya nyroca
(Güldenstädt 1770)
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Anas platyrhynchos
Linnaeus 1758
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6 specimens | ||||||
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Anas penelope
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | ||||||
| recombined as Mareca penelope | |||||||
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Reptilia
- Gruiformes
- Rallidae
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Crex crex
(Linnaeus 1758)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Strigiformes
- Strigidae
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Strix cf. nebulosa
Forster 1772
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8 specimens | ||||||
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Asio flammeus
(Pontoppidan 1763)
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Piciformes
- Picidae
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Picus canus
Gmelin 1788
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Accipitriformes
- Accipitridae
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Buteo cf. lagopus
(Pontoppidan 1763)
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5 specimens | ||||||
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Pernis apivorus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Aquila cf. clanga
Pallas 1811
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1 specimen | ||||||
| recombined as Clanga clanga | |||||||
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Haliaeetus albicilla
(Linnaeus 1758)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Aegypius monachus
(Linnaeus 1766)
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Falconidae
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Falco tinnunculus
Linnaeus 1758
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2 specimens | ||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Romania |
| Coordinates: | 45.8° North, 22.8° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 45.8° North, 22.8° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| Stage: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.12900 - 0.01170 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Mousterian age demonstrated by stone tools | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "siliciclastic" |
| Environment: | cave |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | archaeological analysis | ||
| Collectors: | C.S. Nicolaescu-Plopsor | Collection dates: | 1955-1956 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 197946 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2018-12-02 17:20:43 | Last modified: | 2018-12-02 17:39:14 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-12-02 17:20:43 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 67467. | E. Gál. 2003. Bird remains from Curata and Bordu Mare caves (Romania). Archaeofauna 12:183-192 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |