Also known as WRFB
Where: Norfolk, United Kingdom (52.9° N, 1.2° E: paleocoordinates 52.9° N, 1.2° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Freshwater Bed Member (Cromer Forest Bed Formation), Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)
• Early Middle Pleistocene. Cromerian stratotype. Pollen substage 2.
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils
Collection methods: Temperate climate. Temperate woodland, grass and herbs with alder carr, reedswamp and aquatic vegetation close by.
Primary reference: A. J. Stuart. 1995. Insularity and Quaternary vertebrate faunas in Britain and Ireland. In R. C. Preece, ed., Island Britain: a Quaternary perspective. Geological Society Special Publication No. 96, London. 111-125 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 49816: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 27.04.2005, edited by Mark Uhen and Evangelos Vlachos
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Aves | |
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Reptilia | |
Anguis fragilis Linneaus 1758 Slow worm | |
Natrix natrix Linnaeus 1758 water snake | |
"Vipera berus" = Vipera (Pelias) berus Linnaeus 1758 common adder | |
Mammalia | |
Mammuthus trogontherii Pohlig 1885 mammoth | |
Nyctalus noctula Schreber 1774 vesper bat | |
Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena | |
Panthera cf. gombaszoegensis Kretzoi 1938 cat
Felis sp. Linnaeus 1758 cat
cf. Homotherium sp. Fabrini 1890 cat | |
Mustela nivalis, Mustela putorius, Mustela erminea, Pannonictis sp., Lutra simplicidens, Martes sp., Martes sylvatica2
Mustela nivalis Linnaeus 1766 least weasel
Mustela putorius Linnaeus 1758 European polecat
Mustela erminea Linnaeus 1758 stoat
Pannonictis sp. Kormos 1931 mustelid carnivore
Lutra simplicidens Thenius 1965 otter
Martes sp. Frisch 1775 marten | |
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Ursus deningeri Reichenau 1904 bear | |
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Equus cf. altidens horse
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse | |
Stephanorhinus hundsheimensis Toula 1902 rhinoceros | |
Sus scrofa Linnaeus 1758 wild boar | |
"Alces latifrons" = Cervalces latifrons, Cervus elaphus, Dama dama, Megaloceros verticornis, Megaloceros savini, Capreolus capreolus
"Alces latifrons" = Cervalces latifrons Johnson 1874 stag moose
Cervus elaphus Linnaeus 1758 red deer
Dama dama Linnaeus 1758 fallow deer
Megaloceros verticornis Irish elk
Megaloceros savini Irish elk
Capreolus capreolus Linnaeus 1758 European roe deer | |
Bison schoetensacki bison | |
Neomys newtoni, Sorex vulgaris2, Sorex pygmaeus2, Sorex minutus, Sorex savini, Sorex runtonensis, Beremendia fissidens
Neomys newtoni water shrew
Sorex minutus Linnaeus 1766 Eurasian pygmy shrew
Sorex savini Hinton 1911 long-tailed shrew
Sorex runtonensis Hinton 1911 long-tailed shrew
Beremendia fissidens Petényi 1864 shrew | |
Talpa europaea Linnaeus 1758 European mole
Talpa minor Freudenberg 1914 mole
Desmana moschata Linnaeus 1758 Russian desman | |
Erinaceus cf. europaeus Linnaeus 1758 hedgehog | |
Castor fiber Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian beaver
Trogontherium cuvieri Owen 1846 beaver | |
"Apodemus sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus Linnaeus 1758 wood mouse | |
Cricetus cricetus, Mimomys savini, "Clethrionomys glareolus" = Myodes, Arvicola (Evotomys) intermedius n. sp.2, Microtus cf. arvalis, "Pitymys arvaloides" = Microtus, "Pitymys gregaloides" = Microtus, Microtus oeconomus, Arvicola glabeolus2, Arvicola gravalis2, Arvicola gregalis2, Arvicola amphibius2, Pliomys episcopalis
Cricetus cricetus Linnaeus 1758 European hamster
Mimomys savini vole
"Clethrionomys glareolus" = Myodes vole
Microtus cf. arvalis Pallas 1779 common vole
"Pitymys arvaloides" = Microtus vole
"Pitymys gregaloides" = Microtus vole
Microtus oeconomus Pallas 1776 tundra vole
Pliomys episcopalis mouse | |
Lepus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hare | |
Macaca sylvanus Linnaeus 1758 Barbary macaque | |
Amphibia | |
Triturus vulgaris Linnaeus 1758 smooth newt | |
Rana arvalis frog
Rana temporaria Linnaeus 1758 common frog | |
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