East Runton (Pleistocene of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (52.9° N, 1.3° E: paleocoordinates 53.0° N, 1.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Cromer Forest Bed Formation, Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• Pastonian

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

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 58420: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 03.02.2006

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Actinopteri
 Scombriformes - Scombridae
"Thynnus thynnus" = Thunnus thynnus3
"Thynnus thynnus" = Thunnus thynnus3 Linnaeus 1758
 Carangiformes - Carangidae
Aves
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Alca torda5 Linnaeus 1758 razorbill
 Strigiformes - Strigidae
Bubo bubo5 Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian eagle-owl
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
"Cygnus bewickii" = Cygnus columbianus bewickii1 Yarrell 1830 Bewick's swan
Anas platyrhynchos1 Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Lutra simplicidens6 Thenius 1965 otter
 Cetacea - Delphinidae
"Orca gladiator" = Orcinus orca4
"Orca gladiator" = Orcinus orca4 Linnaeus 1758 orca
 Cetacea - Monodontidae
Delphinapterus leucas Pallas 1776 beluga whale
Chondrichthyes
 Squaliformes - Squalidae
"Acanthias vulgaris" = Squalus2
"Acanthias vulgaris" = Squalus2 dogfish shark
 Rajiformes - Rajidae
Raja clavata2 Linnaeus 1767 skate