Chudleigh Cave: Late/Upper Pleistocene, United Kingdom
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Ranidae
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Rana temporaria
Linnaeus 1758
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Holman 1998 | ||||||
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Bufonidae
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Bufo bufo
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Holman 1998 | ||||||
| original and current combination Rana bufo | |||||||
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Bufo calamita
Cope 1864
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Holman 1998 | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Anguidae
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Anguis fragilis
Linneaus 1758
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Holman 1998 | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Crotalidae
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Vipera berus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Holman 1998 | ||||||
| recombined as Vipera (Pelias) berus | |||||||
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Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Scolopacidae
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Gallinago gallinago
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Alcidae
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Alle alle
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Cepphus grylle
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Reptilia
- Columbiformes
- Columbidae
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Columba oenas
Linnaeus 1758
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Columba palumbus
Linnaeus 1758
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Reptilia
- Strigiformes
- Tytonidae
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Tyto alba
(Scopoli 1769)
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Sturnidae
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Sturnus vulgaris
Linnaeus 1758
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Calcariidae
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Calcarius lapponicus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Seward et al. 2006 | ||||||
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Plectrophenax nivalis
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Seward et al. 2006 | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Emberizidae
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Emberiza calandra
Linnaeus 1758
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Emberiza schoeniclus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Emberiza citrinella
Linnaeus 1758
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Alaudidae
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Alauda arvensis
Linnaeus 1758
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Eremophila alpestris
(Linnaeus 1759)
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Galerida cristata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Muscicapidae
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Luscinia megarhynchos
Brehm 1831
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Seward et al. 2006 | ||||||
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Saxicola torquata
(Linnaeus 1766)
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Seward et al. 2006 | ||||||
| recombined as Saxicola torquatus | |||||||
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Phoenicurus phoenicurus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Erithacus rubecula
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Oenanthe oenanthe
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Motacillidae
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Motacilla cinerea
Tunstall 1771
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Motacilla alba
Linnaeus 1758
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Anthus trivialis
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Anthus pratensis
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Corvidae
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Garrulus glandarius
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Corvus monedula
Linnaeus 1758
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Turdidae
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Turdus pilaris
Linnaeus 1758
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Turdus merula
Linnaeus 1758
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Turdus viscivorus
Linnaeus 1758
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Turdus philomelos
Brehm 1831
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Turdus iliacus
Linnaeus 1758
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Reptilia
- Phasianidae
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Perdix perdix
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Lagopus mutus
(Montin 1781)
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| recombined as Lagopus muta | |||||||
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Lagopus lagopus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Seward et al. 2006 | ||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | United Kingdom | State/province: | England | County: | Devonshire |
| Coordinates: | 50.6° North, 3.6° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 50.6° North, 3.6° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
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
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| 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: | 125321 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen, E. Vlachos | Enterer: | M. Uhen, E. Vlachos | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2012-03-08 02:59:55 | Last modified: | 2012-03-07 09:59:55 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2012-03-08 02:59:55 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 40664. | J. R. Stewart. 2002. Sea-birds from coastal and non-coastal, archaeological and “natural” Pleistocene deposits or not all unexpected deposition is of human origin. Acta zoologica cracoviensia 45:167-178 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
| 66368 | J. A. Holman. 1998. Pleistocene Amphibians and Reptiles in Britain and Europe. Oxford Monographs on Geology and Geophysics 1-265 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos] | |
| 40735 | L. Seward, S. D. Chapman, and A. P. Currant. 2006. A catalogue of British Pleistocene birds identified by Colin JO Harrison and stored in the Natural History Museum, London, (Department of Palaeontology). Historical Biology 18(2):235-254 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |