Soldier's Hole (Pleistocene of the United Kingdom)

Where: United Kingdom (51.3° N, 2.8° W: paleocoordinates 51.3° N, 2.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

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

• Devensian Glaciation

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 124956: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 01.03.2012

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Aves
 Passeriformes - Prunellidae
Prunella modularis
Prunella modularis Linnaeus 1758 hedge accentor
 Passeriformes - Calcariidae
Plectrophenax nivalis
Plectrophenax nivalis Linnaeus 1758 snow bunting
 Passeriformes - Turdidae
Turdus merula, Turdus pilaris, Turdus philomelos
Turdus merula Linnaeus 1758 common blackbird
Turdus pilaris Linnaeus 1758 fieldfare
Turdus philomelos Brehm 1831 song thrush
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Pica pica, Corvus monedula, Corvus corax
Pica pica Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian magpie
Corvus monedula Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian jackdaw
Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 common raven
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
"Anas penelope" = Mareca penelope, Anser anser, Anser albifrons, Anas platyrhynchos, Anas crecca
"Anas penelope" = Mareca penelope Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian wigeon
Anser anser Linnaeus 1758 greylag goose
Anser albifrons Scopoli 1769 greater white-fronted goose
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian teal
 Columbiformes - Columbidae
Columba livia
Columba livia Gmelin 1789 rock pigeon
 Strigiformes - Strigidae
Asio flammeus, Asio otus
Asio flammeus Pontoppidan 1763 short-eared owl
Asio otus Linnaeus 1758 long-eared owl
 Charadriiformes - Stercorariidae
Stercorarius longicaudus
Stercorarius longicaudus Vieillot 1819 long-tailed jaeger
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Limosa limosa
Limosa limosa Linnaeus 1758 black-tailed godwit
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Rissa tridactyla
Rissa tridactyla Linnaeus 1758 black-legged kittiwake
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Accipiter nisus, Haliaeetus albicilla
Accipiter nisus Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian sparrowhawk
Haliaeetus albicilla Linnaeus 1758 white-tailed eagle
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
Falco columbarius
Falco columbarius Linnaeus 1758 merlin
Reptilia
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Tetrastes bonasia, Lyrurus tetrix, "Lagopus mutus" = Lagopus muta, Lagopus lagopus, Perdix perdix
Tetrastes bonasia Linnaeus 1758 hazel grouse
Lyrurus tetrix Linnaeus 1758 black grouse
"Lagopus mutus" = Lagopus muta Montin 1781 rock ptarmigan
Lagopus lagopus Linnaeus 1758 willow ptarmigan
Perdix perdix Linnaeus 1758 grey partridge