Sample 8, Nightingale Estate pit, Hackney (Pleistocene of the United Kingdom)
Where: United Kingdom (51.6° N, 0.1° W: paleocoordinates 51.6° N, 0.1° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Highbury Silts and Sands Formation, Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)
• MIS 9. 74-84 cm below top of organic deposit.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: fine channel fill; unlithified, carbonaceous sandstone
• The sediments were laid down during the infilling of a depression on the floodplain of a large river. The site of deposition appears to have been a water body throughout the period of sedimentation with most of the infill deposited as a succession of sand-rich pulses from floodwater inflow from a nearby main channel of the river. Intervals of quiet-water sedimentation become more common and more sustained upward and the sedimentological and fossil evidence suggests that the water body was changing progressively in character. The dominance of running-water species in the insect fauna even in the upper part of the sequence suggests that the water body continued to serve as a subsidiary channel on the floodplain rather than becoming an enclosed pond.
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: C. P. Green, N. P. Branch, G. R. Coope, M. H. Field, D. H. Keen, J. M. Wells, J. L. Schwenninger, R. C. Preece, D. C. Schreve, M. G. Canti, and C. P. Gleed-Owen. 2006. Marine Isotope Stage 9 environments of fluvial deposits at Hackney, north London, UK. Quaternary Science Reviews 25:89-113 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 168266: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 18.04.2015
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Cybister lateralimarginalis" = Cybister (Cybister) lateralimarginalis, Potamonectes depressus, "Agabus bipustulatus" = Agabus (Gaurodytes) bipustulatus, Ilybius sp.
"Cybister lateralimarginalis" = Cybister (Cybister) lateralimarginalis De Geer 1774 predaceous diving beetle
Potamonectes depressus Fabricius 1775 predaceous diving beetle
"Agabus bipustulatus" = Agabus (Gaurodytes) bipustulatus Linnaeus 1767 predaceous diving beetle
Ilybius sp. Erichson 1832 predaceous diving beetle | |
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Haliplus sp. Latreille 1802 crawling water beetle | |
Carabus sp., Paranchus albipes2, Nebria brevicollis, Harpalus sp., "Chlaenius sulcicollis" = Chlaenius (Agostenus) sulcicollis, Pterostichus niger, Pterostichus melanarius, Pterostichus minor, Pterostichus gracilis, Amara aenea, "Bembidion articulatum" = Bembidion (Trepanes) articulatum, "Bembidion octomaculatum" = Bembidion (Trepanes) octomaculatum, "Bembidion doris" = Bembidion (Trepanedoris) doris, Trechus quadristriatus, "Dyschirius globosus" = Dyschiriodes globosus
Carabus sp. Linnaeus 1758 ground beetle
Nebria brevicollis Fabricius 1792 ground beetle
Harpalus sp. Latreille 1802 ground beetle
"Chlaenius sulcicollis" = Chlaenius (Agostenus) sulcicollis Paykull 1798 ground beetle
Pterostichus niger Schaller 1783 ground beetle
Pterostichus melanarius Illiger 1798 ground beetle
Pterostichus minor Gyllenhal 1827 ground beetle
Pterostichus gracilis Dejean 1828 ground beetle
Amara aenea De Geer 1774 ground beetle
"Bembidion articulatum" = Bembidion (Trepanes) articulatum Panzer 1796 ground beetle
"Bembidion octomaculatum" = Bembidion (Trepanes) octomaculatum Goeze 1777 ground beetle
"Bembidion doris" = Bembidion (Trepanedoris) doris Panzer 1797 ground beetle
Trechus quadristriatus Schrank 1781 ground beetle
"Dyschirius globosus" = Dyschiriodes globosus Herbst 1784 ground beetle | |
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Heterocerus sp. Fabricius 1792 Variegated mud-loving beetle | |
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Limnichus pygmaeus Sturm 1807 minute marsh loving beetle | |
Dryops sp., "Helichus substriatus" = Pomatinus substriatus
Dryops sp. Olivier 1791 long toed water beetle
"Helichus substriatus" = Pomatinus substriatus Muller 1806 long toed water beetle | |
Elmis aenea, "Normandia nitens" = Riolus nitens, Esolus parallelepipedus, Limnius volckmari, Oulimnius tuberculatus, Oulimnius troglodytes, Macronychus quadrituberculatus
Elmis aenea Muller 1806 riffle beetle
"Normandia nitens" = Riolus nitens Muller 1817 riffle beetle
Esolus parallelepipedus Muller 1806 riffle beetle
Limnius volckmari Panzer 1793 riffle beetle
Oulimnius tuberculatus Muller 1806 riffle beetle
Oulimnius troglodytes Gyllenhal 1827 riffle beetle
Macronychus quadrituberculatus Muller 1806 riffle beetle | |
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Pelochares versicolor Waltl 1833 pill beetle | |
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Chaetocnema sp. Stephens 1831 flea beetle | |
Rhamphus pulicarius, Anthonomus sp., Curculio nucum, Bagous sp., "Hylesinus oleiperda" = Hylesinus toranio, Hylesinus crenatus, Lixus sp., Rhyncolus chloropus, Stenoscelis submuricatus, Phyllobius sp., Otiorhynchus sp., Rhynchaenus quercus
Rhamphus pulicarius Herbst 1795 snout beetle
Anthonomus sp. Germar 1817 snout beetle
Curculio nucum Linnaeus 1758 snout beetle
Bagous sp. Germar 1817 snout beetle
"Hylesinus oleiperda" = Hylesinus toranio Danthoine 1788 bark beetle
Hylesinus crenatus Fabricius 1787 bark beetle
Lixus sp. Fabricius 1801 snout beetle
Rhyncolus chloropus Linnaeus 1758 snout beetle
Stenoscelis submuricatus Schoenherr 1832 snout beetle
Phyllobius sp. Schoenher 1824 snout beetle
Otiorhynchus sp. Germar 1822 snout beetle
Rhynchaenus quercus Linnaeus 1758 snout beetle | |
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Apoderus coryli Linnaeus 1758 leaf rolling weevil | |
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Aspidiphorus orbiculatus Gyllenhal 1808 cryptic slime mold beetle | |
Copris lunaris, Onthophagus fracticornis, Onthophagus taurus, Heptaulacus cf. testudinarius, Aphodius spp., Rhyssemus germanus, "Melalontha melalontha" = Melolontha melolontha, Valgus hemipterus
Copris lunaris Linnaeus 1758 horned dung beetle
Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler 1790 scarab beetle
Onthophagus taurus Schreber 1759 scarab beetle
Heptaulacus cf. testudinarius Fabricius 1775 scarab beetle
Aphodius spp. Hellwig 1798 scarab beetle
Rhyssemus germanus Linnaeus 1767 scarab beetle
"Melalontha melalontha" = Melolontha melolontha Linnaeus 1758 scarab beetle
Valgus hemipterus Linnaeus 1758 flower chafer | |
Aleocharinae indet., "Trogophloeus sp." = Carpelimus, Oxytelus laqueatus, Platystethus cornutus, Platystethus arenarius, "Oxytelus tetracarinatus" = Anotylus tetracarinatus, Stenus spp., Stenus juno, Philonthus sp., Xantholinus sp., "Gyrophynus punctulatus" = Gyrohypnus punctulatus, Bryaxis sp., Micropeplus fulvus
Aleocharinae indet. Fleming 1821 rove beetle
"Trogophloeus sp." = Carpelimus Leach 1819 rove beetle
Oxytelus laqueatus Marsham 1802 rove beetle
Platystethus cornutus Gravenhorst 1802 rove beetle
Platystethus arenarius Geoffroy 1785 rove beetle
"Oxytelus tetracarinatus" = Anotylus tetracarinatus Block 1799 rove beetle
Stenus spp. Latreille 1796 rove beetle
Stenus juno Paykull 1789 rove beetle
Philonthus sp. Curtis 1829 rove beetle
Xantholinus sp. Dejean 1821 rove beetle
"Gyrophynus punctulatus" = Gyrohypnus punctulatus Paykull 1789 rove beetle
Bryaxis sp. Kugelann 1794 rove beetle
Micropeplus fulvus Erichson 1840 rove beetle | |
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Ptenidium sp. Erichson 1845 feather-winged beetle | |
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Hydraena sp. Kugelann 1794 minute moss beetle
Ochthebius minimus Fabricius 1792 minute moss beetle | |
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Agathidium laevigatum Erichson 1845 round fungus beetle | |
Megasternum boletophagum, Cercyon melanocephalus, Coelostoma orbiculare, Sphaeridium scarabaeoides, Hydrobius fuscipes, Chaetarthria seminulum, Enochrus sp.
Megasternum boletophagum Marsham 1802 water scavenger beetle
Cercyon melanocephalus Linnaeus 1758 water scavenger beetle
Coelostoma orbiculare Fabricius 1775 water scavenger beetle
Sphaeridium scarabaeoides Linnaeus 1758 water scavenger beetle
Hydrobius fuscipes Linnaeus 1758 water scavenger beetle
Chaetarthria seminulum Herbst 1797 water scavenger beetle
Enochrus sp. Thomson 1859 water scavenger beetle | |
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Helophorus sp. Fabricius 1775 water scavenger beetle | |
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Helodidae indet. Shuckard 1839 beetle | |