Abstract
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.
- © The Geological Society 1995
Abstract
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.
- © The Geological Society 1995
Evidence for Pleistocene contact between the British Isles and the European Continent based on distributions of larger carnivores
