Tornewton Cave: Late/Upper Pleistocene, United Kingdom

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Amphibia - Temnospondyli
Anura indet. (Fischer von Waldheim 1813)
Holman 1998
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Ranidae
Rana temporaria Linnaeus 1758
Holman 1998
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Cricetus cricetus (Linnaeus 1758)
Harrison 1987
Lagurus lagurus
Harrison 1987
Mammalia - Soricidae
Crocidura suaveolens (Pallas 1811)
Harrison 1987
Mammalia - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758
Mammalia - Cervidae
Rangifer tarandus (Linnaeus 1758)
Harrison 1987
Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Crocuta crocuta (Erxleben 1777)
Harrison 1987
Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Gulo gulo (Linnaeus 1758)
Harrison 1987
Cyraonyx antiqua
Harrison 1987
misspelling Cyrnaonyx
Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus arctos Linnaeus 1758
Harrison 1987
Reptilia - Falconidae
Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus 1758
Harrison 1987
Reptilia - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Haliaeetus albicilla (Linnaeus 1758)
Harrison 1987
Reptilia - Passeriformes - Fringillidae
Loxia sp. Linnaeus 1758
Harrison 1987
Reptilia - Passeriformes - Turdidae
Turdus pilaris Linnaeus 1758
Harrison 1987
Reptilia - Passeriformes - Motacillidae
Anthus trivialis (Linnaeus 1758)
Seward et al. 2006
Reptilia - Passeriformes - Corvidae
Corvus corone Linnaeus 1758
Seward et al. 2006
Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758
Harrison 1987
Reptilia - Strigiformes - Strigidae
Bubo bubo (Linnaeus 1758)
Harrison 1987
Reptilia - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Mergus merganser Linnaeus 1758
Harrison 1987
Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758
Harrison 1987
Tadorna tadorna (Linnaeus 1758)
Harrison 1987
Branta bernicla (Linnaeus 1758)
Harrison 1987
Reptilia - Otidiformes - Otididae
Otis tetrax Linnaeus 1758
Harrison 1987
recombined as Tetrax tetrax
Reptilia - Ciconiiformes - Ciconiidae
Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus 1758)
Harrison 1987
Reptilia - Phasianidae
Lagopus lagopus (Linnaeus 1758)
Harrison 1987
Alectoris sutcliffei Harrison 1980
Harrison 1987
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]