Abstract
THE study of fossil beetles from several sites has indicated a period of temperate climate in the middle of the Devensian (Weichselian)1. Upton Warren (Worcestershire), dated at about 42,000 yr BP, yielded an assemblage composed, in part, of thermophilous beetles2. At Four Ashes (Staffordshire) deposits of the same age which contain warm species overlie Devensian silts of arctic aspect3. A further warm fauna of this age has been investigated from Isleworth, Middlesex (personal communication from G. R. Coope). New faunal and 14C evidence from this critical period of mid-glacial climatic change is currently being investigated from Tattershall Castle Pit, Lincolnshire (map ref. TF570210).
Similar content being viewed by others
Article PDF
References
Coope, G. R., Morgan, Anne, and Osborne, P. J., Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimat. Palaeoecol., 10, 87–101 (1971).
Coope, G. R., Shotton, F. W., and Strachan, L., Phil. Trans. R. Soc., B 244, 379–421 (1961).
Morgan, A., Boreas, 2, 173–212 (1973).
Coope, G. R., A. Rev. Ent., 15, 97–120 (1970).
Shotton, F. W., and Osborne, P. J., Phil. Trans. R. Soc., B 248, 353–378 (1965).
Osborne, P. J., Phil. Trans. R. Soc., B 263, 327–368 (1972).
Buckland, P. C., and Kenward, H. K., Nature, 241, 405–406 (1973).
Osborne, P. J., Int. Congr. Ent. Lond. 1964, 456–457 (1965).
Balfour-Browne, J., Entomol. Man. Mag., 89, 23–24 (1948).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
GIRLING, M. Evidence from Lincolnshire of the age and intensity of the mid-Devensian temperate episode. Nature 250, 270 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/250270a0
Received:
Revised:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/250270a0
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.