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Geological Society, London, Special Publications; 1995; v. 96; p. 141-149;
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1995.096.01.11
© 1995 Geological Society of London

Evidence for Pleistocene contact between the British Isles and the European Continent based on distributions of larger carnivores

Alan Turner

Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Liverpool, PO Box 147, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK

The generalized ecological tolerances of larger terrestrial carnivores, reflected in their wide distributions in fossil and living faunas, make them good potential indicators of the changing pattern of links between Britain and the continent of Europe over time. Extensive contact is indicated until the earlier part of the Middle Pleistocene, that is prior to the Anglian-Elsterian glaciation. The pattern after that is more complex, with evidence for some form of marine barrier by the time of the Hoxnian and for complete isolation during the Last Interglacial.