Ightham Fissure (Pleistocene of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (51.3° N, 0.3° E: paleocoordinates 51.3° N, 0.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: fissure fill; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C. J. O. Harrison. 1985. The Pleistocene birds of south-eastern England. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Norfolk 35:53-70 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 125089: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 03.03.2012

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Aves
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Tadorna tadorna
Tadorna tadorna Linnaeus 1758 Common shelduck
 Gruiformes - Rallidae
Porzana porzana
Porzana porzana Linnaeus 1766 spotted crake
 Passeriformes - Calcariidae
Plectrophenax nivalis
Plectrophenax nivalis Linnaeus 1758 snow bunting
 Passeriformes - Muscicapidae
Oenanthe oenanthe
Oenanthe oenanthe Linnaeus 1758 northern wheatear
 Passeriformes - Alaudidae
Galerida cristata, Eremophila alpestris, Alauda arvensis
Galerida cristata Linnaeus 1758 crested lark
Eremophila alpestris Linnaeus 1759 horned lark
Alauda arvensis Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian skylark
 Passeriformes - Sturnidae
Sturnus vulgaris
Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus 1758 European starling
 Passeriformes - Motacillidae
Motacilla flava
Motacilla flava Linnaeus 1758 western yellow wagtail
 Passeriformes - Hirundinidae
Hirundo rustica
Hirundo rustica Linnaeus 1758 barn swallow
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
"Hieraaetus fasciatus" = Aquila fasciata, Hieraaetus pennatus
"Hieraaetus fasciatus" = Aquila fasciata Vieillot 1822 Bonelli's eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus Gmelin 1788 booted eagle
Reptilia
 Testudines - Emydidae
Emys orbicularis
Emys orbicularis Linnaeus 1758 European pond turtle