Campbell, S., Scourse, J.D., Hunt, C.O., Keen, D.H. & Stephens, N. 1998. Quaternary of South-West England. Geological Conservation Review Series No. 14, JNCC, Peterborough, ISBN 0 412 78930 2.
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Tables
(Table 7.1) Radiocarbon dates from the outer peat
| Material |
Lab. Ref |
Result (years BP) |
Height (metres OD) |
| wood |
HAR–5642 |
4840 ± 70 |
−1.0 |
| peat |
HA–6363 |
5190 ± 80 |
— |
| peat |
HAR–5640 |
5200 ± 120 |
−2.1 |
| wood |
HAR–5631 |
6100 ± 100 |
−2.0 |
| wood |
HAR–5630 |
5630 ± 80 |
−2.0 |
| peat |
HAR–5641 |
5740 ± 100 |
−2.2 |
(Table 9.1) Fossil molluscs from the Chadbrick Gravel
| Species |
Number |
Percentage |
| Valvata cristata (Müller) |
1 |
0.4 |
| Valvata piscinalis (Müller) |
88 |
35.5 |
| Bithynia tentaculata (Linné) |
24 |
9.6 |
| Physa fontinalis (Linné) |
1 |
0.4 |
| Lymnaea stagnalis (Linné) |
1 |
0.4 |
| Lymnaea peregra (Müller) |
41 |
16.5 |
| Planorbis spp. |
2 |
0.8 |
| Gyraulus laevis (Alder) |
7 |
2.8 |
| Ancylus fluviatilis (Müller) |
1 |
0.4 |
| Unio sp. |
3 |
1.2 |
| Corbicula fluminalis (Müller) |
18 |
7.3 |
| ?Sphaerium sp. |
1 |
0.4 |
| Pisidium amnicum (Müller) |
9 |
3.6 |
| Pisidium clessini Neumayr |
5 |
2.0 |
| Pisidium henslowanum (Sheppard) |
5 |
2.0 |
| Pisidium nitidum Jenyns |
1 |
0.4 |
| Pisidium subtruncatum Maim |
4 |
1.6 |
| Pisidium spp. |
22 |
8.9 |
| Oxyloma cf. pfeifferi |
5 |
2.0 |
| Cochlicopa cf. lubrica |
1 |
0.4 |
| Vallonia cf. pukhella |
1 |
0.4 |
| Discus rotundatus (Müller) |
1 |
0.4 |
| ?Helicella sp. |
1 |
0.4 |
| Trichia cf. hispida |
6 |
2.4 |
| Total |
248 |
|
(Table 10.1) Fossil molluscs from three profiles through the interglacial channel-fill at Kennpier Footbridge (after Gilbertson and Hawkins, 1978a)
| Species |
KPA |
Profiles KPB |
KPD |
| Marine |
|
|
|
| Littorina littorea (Linné) |
3 |
— |
1 |
| Littorina saxatilis (Olivi) |
1 |
— |
— |
| Littorina littoralis (Linné) |
5 |
1 |
‑ |
| Littorina spp. |
13 |
1 |
2 |
| Retusa sp. |
— |
— |
1 |
| Nucella lapillus (Linné) |
3 |
— |
— |
| Ostrea sp. |
1 |
— |
2 |
| Cerastoderma spp. |
2 |
— |
frags |
| Macoma balthica (Linné) |
36 |
1 |
16 |
| Land and freshwater |
|
|
|
| Valvata piscinalis (Müller) |
127 |
72 |
423 |
| Belgrandia marginata (Michaud) |
14 |
— |
13 |
| Bithynia tentaculata (Linné) shells |
3 |
— |
4 |
| Bithynia tentaculata (Linn) opercula |
1092 |
3579 |
5619 |
| Lymnaea peregra (Müller) |
12 |
— |
65 |
| Anisus leucostoma Müller |
— |
— |
1 |
| Gyraulus laevis Alder |
4 |
— |
1 |
| Armiger crista (Linné) |
1 |
— |
1 |
| Planorbis spp. |
— |
— |
1 |
| Ancylus fluviatilis Müller |
2 |
— |
— |
| Trichla htspida (Linné) |
— |
— |
15 |
| Zonitoides nitidus (Müller) |
— |
— |
1 |
| Agrolimax cf. agrestis (Linné) |
70 |
70 |
128 |
| Agrolimax cf. reticulatus (Müller) |
30 |
43 |
35 |
| Agrolimax cf. laevis (Müller) |
6 |
— |
22 |
| Agrolimax spp. |
65 |
56 |
162 |
| Corbicula fluminalis (Müller) |
— |
20 |
24 |
| Pisidium amnicum (Müller) |
4 |
6 |
7 |
| Pisidium obtusale (Lamarck) |
— |
— |
1 |
| Pisidium subtruncatum Malm |
5 |
— |
1 |
| Pisidium henslowanum (Sheppard) |
1 |
— |
— |
| Pisidium nitidum Jenyns |
5 |
— |
1 |
| Pisidtum moitessierianum Paladilhe |
— |
— |
1 |
| Pisidium spp. |
13 |
4 |
13 |
| Total |
1560 |
3854 |
6564 |
(Table 10.2) Fossil molluscs from the interglacial deposit at Yew Tree Farm (after Gilbertson and Hawkins, 1978a)
| Species |
Number |
| Valvata cristata Müller |
12 |
| Valvata piscinalis (Müller) |
3324 |
| Beigrandia marginata (Michaud) |
970 |
| Bithynia tentaculata (Linné) shells |
1039 |
| Bithynia tentaculata (Linné) opercula |
1755 |
| Carychium minimum Müller |
2 |
| Lymnaea truncatula (Müller) |
192 |
| Lymnaea palustris (Müller) |
1 |
| Lymnaea peregra (Müller) |
886 |
| Planorbis planorbis (Linné) |
25 |
| Anisus vorticulus Troschel |
147 |
| Anisus leucostoma Müller |
141 |
| Gyraulus laevis Alder |
1613 |
| Armiger crista (Linné) |
615 |
| Planorbis spp. |
3 |
| Hippentis complanata (Linné) |
21 |
| Acroloxus lacustris (Linné) |
8 |
| Oxyloma cf. pfeifferi Rossmässler |
6 |
| Cochlicopa lubrica (Müller) |
2 |
| Pupilla muscorum (Linné) |
2 |
| Vallonia costata (Müller) |
4 |
| Vallonia puicbella (Müller) |
6 |
| Vallonia spp. |
1 |
| Cepaea nemoralis (Linné) |
1 |
| Trichia bispida (Linné) |
3 |
| Punctum pygmaeum Draparnaud |
1 |
| Zonitoides nitidus (Müller) |
4 |
| Agrolimax cf. agrestis (Linné) |
6 |
| Agrolimax spp. |
42 |
| Spbaerium corneum (Linné) |
1 |
| Corbicula fluminalis (Müller) |
72 |
| Pisidium amnicum (Müller) |
44 |
| Pisidium casertanum (Poli) |
7 |
| Pisidium obtusale (Lamarck) |
10 |
| Pisidium milium Held |
56 |
| Pisidium subtruncatum Malm |
138 |
| Pisidium benslowanum (Sheppard) |
24 |
| Pisidium nitidum Jenyns |
270 |
| Pisidium pulchellum Jenyns |
2 |
| Pisidium moitessierianum Paladilhe |
3 |
| Pisidium spp. |
190 |
| Total |
11 649 |
(Table 10.3) Molluscs from the interglacial deposit at Kenn Church (after Gilbertson, 1974; Gilbertson and Hawkins, 1978a)
| Sample |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
G |
J |
O |
| Sample depth (m) |
2.7 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
|
unstratified |
| Marine/estuarine taxa |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Patella vulgata Linné |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
| Gibbula sp. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
| Littorina littorea (Linné) |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
| Littorina saxatilis (Olivi) |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
| Littorina littoralis (Linné) |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
| Littorina sp. |
2f |
f |
2f |
1f |
|
f |
f |
f |
| Nucella lapillus (Linné) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
| Ocenebra erinacea (Linné) |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
| Buccinum undatum (Linné) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
3 |
| Nassarius reticulatus (Linné) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
| Cerastoderma spp. |
3f |
8f |
1f |
f |
|
f |
f |
if |
| Macoma balthica (Linné) |
7f |
16f |
23f |
2f |
|
6f |
90f |
50f |
| Brackish-water taxa |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hydrobia ventrosa Montagu |
163 |
125 |
16 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
| Hydrobia ulvae (Pennant) |
103 |
75 |
19 |
4 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
| Freshwater taxa |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Valvata piscinalis (Müller) |
6 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Belgrandia marginate (Michaud) |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bithynia tentaculata (Linné) |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Lymnaea peregra (Müller) |
20 |
14 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Planorbis planorbis (Linné) |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Anisus vorticulus Troschel |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gyraulus laevis (Alder) |
11 |
15 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Corbicula fluminalis (Müller) |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
| Pisidium subtruncatum Malm |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pisidium nitidum Jenyns |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pisidium moitessierianum Paladilhe |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pisidium spp. |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Terrestrial taxa |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Vallonia pulchella (Müller) |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Vallonia enniensis (Gredler) |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Trichia striolata Pfeiffer |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Helicella virgata (Da Costa) |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
| Discus rotundatus (Müller) |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
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