An inventory of British remains of Homotherium (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae), with special reference to the material from Kent's Cavern

TY - JOUR

T1 - An inventory of British remains of Homotherium (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae), with special reference to the material from Kent's Cavern

AU - Barnett, Ross

PY - 2014

Y1 - 2014

N2 - The genus Homotherium, while wide ranging in Eurasia, has only been considered a sporadic component of the British Pleistocene fauna. The Early Pleistocene Homotherium crenatidens and the Middle to Late Pleistocene Homotherium latidens have however held a prominent position in the annals of the 19th century British geology and the discussion of the antiquity of man. As many of the UK sites containing Homotherium were first investigated over a hundred years ago, the literature is quite confused on the question of what was found and where it was finally curated. An attempt has been made to track down all specimens of British Homotherium mentioned in the literature and to give their current location. As part of this study, I correctly identify for the first time all the Homotherium canines from Kent's Cavern pictured in the famous Plate F of MacEnery. Additionally, a single Homotherium incisor, found by MacEnery, is deduced from the study of his surviving writings and images.

AB - The genus Homotherium, while wide ranging in Eurasia, has only been considered a sporadic component of the British Pleistocene fauna. The Early Pleistocene Homotherium crenatidens and the Middle to Late Pleistocene Homotherium latidens have however held a prominent position in the annals of the 19th century British geology and the discussion of the antiquity of man. As many of the UK sites containing Homotherium were first investigated over a hundred years ago, the literature is quite confused on the question of what was found and where it was finally curated. An attempt has been made to track down all specimens of British Homotherium mentioned in the literature and to give their current location. As part of this study, I correctly identify for the first time all the Homotherium canines from Kent's Cavern pictured in the famous Plate F of MacEnery. Additionally, a single Homotherium incisor, found by MacEnery, is deduced from the study of his surviving writings and images.

U2 - 10.1016/j.geobios.2013.12.004

DO - 10.1016/j.geobios.2013.12.004

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0016-6995

VL - 47

SP - 19

EP - 29

JO - Geobios

JF - Geobios

IS - 1-2

ER -