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Pleistocene Environmental Findspot record TQ 75 SE 416 - PEFS - Boughton, near Loose: fossil mammal remains from loam-filled fissure
Summary
PEFS - Boughton, near Loose: fossil mammal remains (bovid, deer, horse, mammoth, woolly rhino, hyena, etc) from loam-filled fissure, revealed during quarrying
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 76920 51680 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ75SE |
| County | KENT |
| District | MAIDSTONE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
PEFS - Boughton, near Loose: fossil mammal remains from loam-filled fissure in Hythe Beds (Lower Greensand), revealed during quarrying in early 19th century (1, 2). Species include bovid, deer, horse, mammoth, woolly rhino, hyena (3), suggesting a broadly Middle-Late Pleistocene date.
<1> Dawkins WB, , 1869, On the distribution of the British post-Glacial mammals. , p194 (Article in serial). ske55075.
<2> Topley, W, 1875, The Geology of the Weald. , p182 (Monograph). ske29894.
<3> Worssam, B.C. , 1963, Geology of the Country Around Maidstone: Memoir for 1:50 000 Geological Sheet 288 (England and Wales). , p107 (Monograph). ske29902.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SKE55075 Article in serial: Dawkins WB, . 1869. On the distribution of the British post-Glacial mammals. . Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society 25: 192-215. p194.
- <2> SKE29894 Monograph: Topley, W. 1875. The Geology of the Weald. . p182.
- <3> SKE29902 Monograph: Worssam, B.C. . 1963. Geology of the Country Around Maidstone: Memoir for 1:50 000 Geological Sheet 288 (England and Wales). . p107.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 15 2022 4:21PM