Frog Hall, 1991 section, 120-130 cm depth: Middle Pleistocene, United Kingdom
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Carabidae
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Dyschirius globosus
(Herbst 1784)
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1 individual | ||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Gyrinidae
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Gyrinus sp.
Geoffroy 1762
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1 individual | ||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Phalacridae
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Phalacrus caricis
Sturm 1807
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1 individual | ||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Brentidae
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Apion sp.
Herbst 1797
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2 individuals | ||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Curculionidae
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Otiorhynchus ovatus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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1 individual | ||||||
Rhynchaenus quercus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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2 individuals | ||||||
Bagous sp.
Germar 1817
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1 individual | ||||||
Limnobaris pilistriata
(Stephens 1831)
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1 individual | ||||||
Curculio cf. venosus
(Gravenhorst 1807)
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1 individual | ||||||
Ramphus pulicarius
(Herbst 1795)
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1 individual | ||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Chrysomelidae
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Chaetocnema sp.
Stephens 1831
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1 individual | ||||||
Donacia sp.
Fabricius 1775
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1 individual | ||||||
Donacia dentata
Hoppe 1795
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1 individual | ||||||
Donacia clavipes
Fabricius 1792
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1 individual | ||||||
Donacia cinerea
Herbst 1784
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1 individual | ||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Corylophidae
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Corylophus cassidoides
(Marsham 1802)
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1 individual | ||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Buprestidae
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Agrilus sp.
Curtis 1825
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1 individual | ||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Elmidae
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Oulimnius tuberculatus
(Muller 1806)
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4 individuals | ||||||
Oulimnius troglodytes
(Gyllenhal 1827)
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20 individuals | ||||||
Esolus parallelepipedus
(Muller 1806)
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3 individuals | ||||||
Limnius volkmari
(Panzer 1793)
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2 individuals | ||||||
Elmis aenea
(Muller 1806)
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1 individual | ||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Dryopidae
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Dryops sp.
Olivier 1791
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2 individuals | ||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Dascillidae
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Dascillus cervinus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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5 individuals | ||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Elateridae
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Adelocera murina
(Linnaeus 1758)
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1 individual | ||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Helophoridae
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Helophorus sp.
(Fabricius 1775)
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1 individual | ||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Hydrophilidae
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Cercyon sp.
Leach 1817
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2 individuals | ||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Hydraenidae
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Ochthebius cf. bicolon
Germar 1842
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1 individual | ||||||
Hydraena sp.
Kugelann 1794
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19 individuals | ||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Staphylinidae
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Tachinus sp.
Gravenhorst 1802
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1 individual | ||||||
Tachyporus sp.
Gravenhorst 1802
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1 individual | ||||||
Acidota crenata
(Fabricius 1792)
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1 individual | ||||||
Bryaxis sp.
Kugelann 1794
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1 individual | ||||||
Oxytelus inustus
Gravenhorst 1806
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1 individual | ||||||
Oxytelus rugosus
(Fabricius 1775)
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3 individuals | ||||||
Aploderus caelatus
(Gravenhorst 1802)
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1 individual | ||||||
Stenus spp.
Latreille 1796
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5 individuals | ||||||
Euaesthetus laeviusculus
Mannerheim 1844
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1 individual | ||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Histeridae
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Onthophilus striatus
(Forster 1771)
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1 individual | ||||||
Hister sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 individual | ||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Scarabaeidae
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Aphodius sp.
Hellwig 1798
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7 individuals | ||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Helodidae
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Helodidae indet.
(Shuckard 1839)
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1 individual | ||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | United Kingdom | State/province: | Warwickshire |
Coordinates: | 52.4° North, 1.4° West (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 52.4° North, 1.4° West | ||
Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||
Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
Stage: | Chibanian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
Key time interval: | Middle Pleistocene | ||
Age range of interval: | 0.774 - 0.129 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: Amino acid D/L ratios from molluscan shells give mean values of 0.24, consistent with an age in Oxygen Isotope Stage 9. |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | unlithified carbonaceous siltstone | ||
Environment: | fluvial indet. | Tectonic setting: | non-subsiding area |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Rock censused: | 5 kg |
Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
Database number: | 169389 | ||
Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham | Research group: | paleoentomology |
Created: | 2015-05-22 22:50:56 | Last modified: | 2015-05-22 22:50:56 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2015-05-22 22:50:56 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
55352. | D. H. Keen, G. R. Coope, R. L. Jones, M. H. Field, H. I. Griffiths, S. G. Lewis, and D. Q. Bowen. 1997. Middle Pleistocene deposits at Frog Hall Pit, Stretton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire, English Midlands, and their implications for the age of the type Wolstonian. Journal of Quaternary Science 12:183-208 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |