Torbryan Cave (Pleistocene of the United Kingdom)

Where: United Kingdom (50.5° N, 3.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

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

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 125437: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 10.03.2012, edited by Evangelos Vlachos

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Squamata - Lacertidae
 Squamata - Anguidae
Anguis fragilis Linneaus 1758 Slow worm
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Coturnix coturnix Linnaeus 1758 common quail
"Lagopus mutus" = Lagopus muta Montin 1781 rock ptarmigan
Lagopus lagopus Linnaeus 1758 willow ptarmigan
? scoticus
Aves
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Lymnocryptes minimus BrĂ¼nnich 1764 jack snipe
 Passeriformes - Sturnidae
Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus 1758 European starling
 Passeriformes - Turdidae
Turdus viscivorus Linnaeus 1758 mistle thrush
Turdus merula Linnaeus 1758 common blackbird
Turdus philomelos Brehm 1831 song thrush
Turdus pilaris Linnaeus 1758 fieldfare
 Passeriformes - Alaudidae
Galerida cristata Linnaeus 1758 crested lark
Alauda arvensis Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian skylark
 Passeriformes - Muscicapidae
Erithacus rubecula Linnaeus 1758 European robin
 Passeriformes - Hirundinidae
Hirundo rustica Linnaeus 1758 barn swallow
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Garrulus glandarius Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian jay
Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 common raven
Corvus monedula Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian jackdaw
Amphibia
 Salientia - Bufonidae
Bufo bufo Linnaeus 1758 toad
Bufo calamita Cope 1864 toad
 Salientia - Ranidae
Rana temporaria Linnaeus 1758 common frog