Strashnaya Cave: Late/Upper Pleistocene, Russian Federation
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Corvidae
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Pica pica
(Linnaeus 1758)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Perisoreus infaustus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Garrulus glandarius
(Linnaeus 1758)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Pyrrhocorax graculus
(Linnaeus 1766)
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Corvus cf. monedula
Linnaeus 1758
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4 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Anseriformes
- Anatidae
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Aythya ferina
(Linnaeus 1758)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Anas querquedula
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | ||||||
| recombined as Spatula querquedula | |||||||
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cf. Anas penelope
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | ||||||
| recombined as Mareca penelope | |||||||
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Reptilia
- Cuculiformes
- Cuculidae
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Cuculus cf. canorus
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Falconidae
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Falco altaicus
(Menzbier 1891)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Phasianidae
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Perdix perdix
(Linnaeus 1758)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Lagopus lagopus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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3 specimens | ||||||
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Lagopus mutus
(Montin 1781)
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3 specimens | ||||||
| recombined as Lagopus muta | |||||||
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Alectoris chukar
(Gray 1830)
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3 specimens | ||||||
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Tetrao urogallus
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Coturnix coturnix
(Linnaeus 1758)
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3 specimens | ||||||
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Tetrao tetrix
Linnaeus 1758
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15 specimens | ||||||
| recombined as Lyrurus tetrix | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Russian Federation |
| Coordinates: | 51.4° North, 83.4° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 51.4° North, 83.4° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
| 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: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Palaeolithic layers 3-4 m under the surface are dated at about 25000 YBP, whereas the layers 4-6 m under the surface are dated to 40-45 Ka BP. There are no data indicating the layer the bird remains were found in. | |||||
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: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 194807 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2018-06-29 21:07:06 | Last modified: | 2018-06-29 21:07:06 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-06-29 21:07:06 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 66208. | N. I. Burchak-Abramovich and D. N. Burchak. 1998. The birds of the late Quaternary of the Altai Mts. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensis 41:51-60 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |