Английская Википедия:Barrington Pit

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox SSSI Barrington Pit is a Шаблон:Convert geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Barrington in Cambridgeshire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This site is described by Natural England as of national importance for its mammal fossils, most of which were found around 1900. Species include hippopotamuses, straight-tusked elephants, lions, aurochs and spotted hyenas. They probably date to the warm Eemian period, around 130,000 to 115,000 years ago.[4]

The site is private land, part of which is now covered by housing.

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