Curata Cave, Mousterian II layers (Pleistocene of Romania)

Where: Romania (45.8° N, 22.8° E: paleocoordinates 45.8° N, 22.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• Mousterian age demonstrated by stone tools

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: cave; siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by C.S. Nicolaescu-Plopsor in 1955-1956

Primary reference: E. Gál. 2003. Bird remains from Curata and Bordu Mare caves (Romania). Archaeofauna 12:183-192 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 197946: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 02.12.2018

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Aves
 Gruiformes - Rallidae
Crex crex
Crex crex Linnaeus 1758 corn crake
 Strigiformes - Strigidae
Asio flammeus, Strix cf. nebulosa
Asio flammeus Pontoppidan 1763 short-eared owl
Strix cf. nebulosa Forster 1772 great gray owl
 Piciformes - Picidae
Picus canus
Picus canus Gmelin 1788 gray-headed woodpecker
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anatidae indet., "Anas penelope" = Mareca penelope, Aythya nyroca, Anas platyrhynchos
Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
"Anas penelope" = Mareca penelope Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian wigeon
Aythya nyroca Güldenstädt 1770 ferruginous pochard
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
 Passeriformes - Turdidae
Turdus cf. pilaris
Turdus cf. pilaris Linnaeus 1758 fieldfare
 Passeriformes - Sturnidae
Sturnus vulgaris
Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus 1758 European starling
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Corvus monedula, Pyrrhocorax graculus
Corvus monedula Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian jackdaw
Pyrrhocorax graculus Linnaeus 1766 yellow-billed chough
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
Falco tinnunculus
Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus 1758 Common kestrel
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
"Tetrao tetrix" = Lyrurus tetrix, Tetrao urogallus, Perdix perdix
"Tetrao tetrix" = Lyrurus tetrix Linnaeus 1758 black grouse
Tetrao urogallus Linnaeus 1758 western capercaillie
Perdix perdix Linnaeus 1758 grey partridge
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Haliaeetus albicilla, Pernis apivorus, Aegypius monachus, "Aquila cf. clanga" = Clanga clanga, Buteo cf. lagopus
Haliaeetus albicilla Linnaeus 1758 white-tailed eagle
Pernis apivorus Linnaeus 1758 European honey-buzzard
Aegypius monachus Linnaeus 1766 cinereous vulture
"Aquila cf. clanga" = Clanga clanga Pallas 1811 greater spotted eagle
Buteo cf. lagopus Pontoppidan 1763 rough-legged hawk