Sidestrand (Pleistocene of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (52.9° N, 1.4° E: paleocoordinates 52.9° N, 1.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Forest Bed Formation, Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine

Primary reference: E. T. Newton. 1889. Some additions to the vertebrate fauna of the Norfolk "preglacial Forest Bed" with description of a new species of deer (Cervus rectus). Geological Magazine 6(4):145-149 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 58421: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 03.02.2006

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Equus stenonis" = Allohippus stenonis1
"Equus stenonis" = Allohippus stenonis1 Cocchi 1867 horse
 Cetacea - Phocoenidae
Phocoena communis
 Cetacea - Physeteridae
Physeter macrocephalus2
Physeter macrocephalus2 Linnaeus 1758 sperm whale
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus major3
Hippopotamus major3 Cuvier 1824 hippo
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Sus scrofa1
Sus scrofa1 Linnaeus 1758 wild boar
 Carnivora - Felidae
Machairodus sp.1
Machairodus sp.1 Kaup 1833 cat
 Carnivora - Odobenidae
"Trichechus huxleyi" = Ontocetus emmonsi1
"Trichechus huxleyi" = Ontocetus emmonsi1 Leidy 1859 walrus
Amphibia
 Salientia - Ranidae
Rana temporaria1
Rana temporaria1 Linnaeus 1758 common frog
Actinopteri
 Esociformes - Esocidae
Esox lucius1
Osteichthyes
 Acipenseriformes - Acipenseridae
Acipenser sp.1
Acipenser sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 sturgeon
1Newton 1882; 2Newton 1891; 3Stuart 1986