Kõpu I site (Holocene of Estonia)

Where: Estonia (58.9° N, 22.2° E: paleocoordinates 58.9° N, 22.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; unlithified siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: anthropogenic

Primary reference: L. Lõugas, A. Kriiska, and H. Moora. 1996. Coastal adaptation and marine exploitation of the island Hiiumaa, Estonia, during the stone age with special emphasis on the Kõpu I site. Landscape and Life. Studies in honour of Urve Miller 197-211 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 195026: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 12.07.2018

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Erinaceus europaeus Linnaeus 1758 hedgehog
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Phocidae indet. Gray 1821 seal
Pusa hispida Schreber 1775 ringed seal
Halichoerus grypus Fabricius 1791 grey seal
Aves
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Haliaeetus albicilla Linnaeus 1758 white-tailed eagle
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Mergus serrator Linnaeus 1758 red-breasted merganser
Clangula ? hyemalis Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed duck
Bucephala ? clangula Linnaeus 1758 common goldeneye
Somateria mollissima Linnaeus 1758 common eider
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax carbo Linnaeus 1758 great cormorant
Actinopteri
 Esociformes - Esocidae
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
 Pleuronectiformes - Scophthalmidae