Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 13() 1968

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VOL 13() 1968

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Crocidura Wagler and other Insectivora (Mammalia) from the Quaternary Deposits of Tornewton Cave in England

• Barbara RZEBIK

Abstract:

The Pleistocene deposits of Tornewton Cave in Devonshire, especially those of its small chamber named the Vivian Vault, the stratigraphy of which is not clear, contained remains of the following insectivores: Sorex araneus Linnaeus, Sorex minutus Linnaeus, Sorex cf. minutissimus Zimmermann, Neomys fodiens (Pennant), Crocidura Wagler and Erinaceus europaeus Linnaeus. Out of them, Crocidura and Sorex cf. minutissimus are new forms to the fossil fauna of Great Britain.