By Michelle
Warwicker, BBC Nature
Scientists studying
an exceptionally well-preserved woolly rhinoceros have revealed details of what
Britain
The beast's
remains were discovered in Staffordshire in 2002, buried alongside other
preserved organisms such as beetles and non-biting midges.
The research
team used these climate-sensitive insects to calculate that summer temperatures
in Britain
The results
are published in the Journal
of Quaternary Science.
The discovery
of the preserved woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis) skeleton
in a quarry at Whitemoor Haye was "the most significant fossil find of a
large mammal in Britain for over 100 years," said team leader Professor
Danielle Schreve from Royal Holloway, University of London.
Continued: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/21660528
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