Pleistocene Environmental Findspot record TR 04 SW 447 - Conningbrook Manor Pit, Kennington, Ashford: Last Glacial fossil finds
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TR 03 43 (point) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR04SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | ASHFORD, KENT |
| Civil Parish | KENNINGTON, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Gravel extraction at Conningbrook Manor Pit, Kennington (probably in 1980s-1990s based on historical OS mapping) led to recovery of numerous vertebrate fossils thought to be of mid-late Last Glacial age, including numerous mammoth remains (1). Web-site of Harrison Institute (2), where it is thought that the specimens are held, specifies that the species include lion, bear, mammoth, woolly rhino, Irish elk and arctic lemming but these never examined or reported on in an academic publication by a specialist
<1> Lister, AM, 1991, Late Glacial mammoths in Britain., p54 (Article in monograph). SKE29905.
<2> Harrison Institute, 2011, http://www.harrison-institute.org/collections/FossilMammal_collections.html (Website). SKE29920.
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Dec 19 2022 2:13PM