Shropham (Pleistocene of the United Kingdom)
Where: United Kingdom (52.5° N, 0.9° E: paleocoordinates 52.5° N, 0.9° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: A. J. Stuart. 1986. Pleistocene occurrence of hippopotamus in Britain. Quartaerpalaeontologie 6:209-218 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 93805: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 03.02.2010, edited by Evangelos Vlachos
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Amphibia | |
Bufo bufo Linnaeus 1758 toad
Bufo calamita Cope 1864 toad | |
Rana arvalis frog
Rana sp. Linnaeus 1758 frog
Rana temporaria Linnaeus 1758 common frog
"Rana cf. ridibunda" = Pelophylax ridibunda Pallas 1771 frog | |
Triturus vulgaris Linnaeus 1758 smooth newt | |
Mammalia | |
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo | |
Reptilia | |
Lacerta cf. vivipara squamates | |
Natrix sp. Laurenti 1768 water snake
Natrix maura Linnaeus 1758 water snake
Natrix natrix Linnaeus 1758 water snake | |
Emys orbicularis Linnaeus 1758 European pond turtle |