East Mersea (Pleistocene of the United Kingdom)

Where: United Kingdom (51.8° N, 1.0° E: paleocoordinates 51.8° N, 1.0° 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 93816: 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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Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus amphibius
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo
Reptilia
 Testudines - Emydidae
Emys orbicularis
Emys orbicularis Linnaeus 1758 European pond turtle
 Squamata - Anguidae
Anguis fragilis
Anguis fragilis Linneaus 1758 Slow worm
 Squamata - Lacertidae
Lacerta sp.
Lacerta sp. Linnaeus 1758 squamates
 Squamata - Colubridae
Elaphe longissima
Elaphe longissima Laurenti 1768 colubrid snake
 Squamata - Crotalidae
"Vipera berus" = Vipera (Pelias) berus
"Vipera berus" = Vipera (Pelias) berus Linnaeus 1758 common adder
 Squamata - Natricidae
Natrix sp., Natrix maura, Natrix natrix
Natrix sp. Laurenti 1768 water snake
Natrix maura Linnaeus 1758 water snake
Natrix natrix Linnaeus 1758 water snake
Amphibia
 Caudata - Urodela
Triturus sp., Triturus vulgaris, Triturus cristatus
Triturus sp. Rafinesque 1815 newt
Triturus vulgaris Linnaeus 1758 smooth newt
Triturus cristatus Fitzinger 1843 newt
 Salientia - Bufonidae
Bufo bufo
Bufo bufo Linnaeus 1758 toad
 Salientia - Hylidae
Hyla sp.
Hyla sp. Laurenti 1768 tree frog
 Salientia - Ranidae
Rana arvalis, Rana sp., "Rana cf. ridibunda" = Pelophylax ridibunda
Rana sp. Linnaeus 1758 frog
"Rana cf. ridibunda" = Pelophylax ridibunda Pallas 1771 frog