Tornewton Cave: Late/Upper Pleistocene, United Kingdom
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
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Anura indet.
(Fischer von Waldheim 1813)
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Holman 1998 | ||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Ranidae
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Rana temporaria
Linnaeus 1758
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Holman 1998 | ||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Cricetus cricetus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Harrison 1987 | ||||||
Lagurus lagurus
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Harrison 1987 | ||||||
Mammalia
- Soricidae
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Crocidura suaveolens
(Pallas 1811)
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Mammalia
- Hippopotamidae
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Hippopotamus amphibius
Linnaeus 1758
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Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Rangifer tarandus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Hyaenidae
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Crocuta crocuta
(Erxleben 1777)
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Harrison 1987 | ||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mustelidae
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Gulo gulo
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Harrison 1987 | ||||||
Cyraonyx antiqua
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Harrison 1987 | ||||||
misspelling Cyrnaonyx | |||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Ursidae
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Ursus arctos
Linnaeus 1758
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Harrison 1987 | ||||||
Reptilia
- Falconidae
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Falco tinnunculus
Linnaeus 1758
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Harrison 1987 | ||||||
Reptilia
- Accipitriformes
- Accipitridae
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Haliaeetus albicilla
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Harrison 1987 | ||||||
Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Fringillidae
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Loxia sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Harrison 1987 | ||||||
Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Turdidae
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Turdus pilaris
Linnaeus 1758
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Harrison 1987 | ||||||
Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Motacillidae
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Anthus trivialis
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Corvidae
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Corvus corone
Linnaeus 1758
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Seward et al. 2006 | ||||||
Corvus corax
Linnaeus 1758
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Harrison 1987 | ||||||
Reptilia
- Strigiformes
- Strigidae
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Bubo bubo
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Harrison 1987 | ||||||
Reptilia
- Anseriformes
- Anatidae
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Mergus merganser
Linnaeus 1758
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Harrison 1987 | ||||||
Anas crecca
Linnaeus 1758
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Harrison 1987 | ||||||
Tadorna tadorna
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Harrison 1987 | ||||||
Branta bernicla
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Harrison 1987 | ||||||
Reptilia
- Otidiformes
- Otididae
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Otis tetrax
Linnaeus 1758
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Harrison 1987 | ||||||
recombined as Tetrax tetrax | |||||||
Reptilia
- Ciconiiformes
- Ciconiidae
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Ciconia ciconia
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Reptilia
- Phasianidae
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Lagopus lagopus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Alectoris sutcliffei
Harrison 1980
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synonym of Perdix perdix | |||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | United Kingdom |
Coordinates: | 50.5° North, 3.7° West (view map) |
Paleocoordinates: | 50.5° North, 3.7° West |
Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
Key time interval: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | ||
Age range of interval: | 0.12600 - 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: | 93837 | ||
Authorizer: | M. Uhen, E. Vlachos | Enterer: | M. Uhen, E. Vlachos |
Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 2010-02-04 07:56:31 | Last modified: | 2023-04-14 23:50:23 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2010-02-04 07:56:31 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
31900. | A. J. Stuart. 1986. Pleistocene occurrence of hippopotamus in Britain. Quartaerpalaeontologie 6:209-218 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
40497 | C. J. O. Harrison. 1987. Pleistocene and prehistoric birds of south-west Britain. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society 18(1):81-104 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
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] |