PBDB Collection

Lee-on-the-Solent, Selsey Formation, L6i-L6iii (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (50.8° N, 1.2° W: paleocoordinates 47.6° N, 4.6° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Selsey Formation (Bracklesham Group), Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• Kemp calls the Selsey a "division", Hooker, 1996 calls it a formation. These beds are part of the "Miocardia Bed", L6i-L6iii

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marginal marine; glauconitic, gray, silty, sandy claystone and glauconitic, shelly/skeletal, brown, gray, green, silty, carbonaceous sandstone

• The Selsey formation is fine silty and sandy, glauconitic clay. The Miocardia Bed is green/gray/brown silty sand with glauconite with "bored drifted logs" and shells rare

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: sieve

Primary reference: D. Kemp. 1985. The Selsey Division (Bracklesham Group) at Lee-on-the-Solent, Gosport, (Hants). Tertiary Research 7(2):35-44 [J. Alroy/E. Leckey/E. Leckey]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 41994: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Erin Leckey on 22.07.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Sharks: teeth, vertebrae & cartilage Rays: dentitions, isolated teeth & spines

•Chimaeroids: plates & spines Teleosts: skulls, teeth, jaw parts, otoliths

•Reptiles: bones, carapace & skulls Birds: limb bones

Show authors, comments, and common names

unclassified
-	Lepidotrigle selsiensis, Netuma plana Lepidotrigle selsiensis Netuma plana
Reptilia
-	Reptilia indet. Reptilia indet. Laurenti 1768 reptile
Aves
-	Aves indet. Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird
Reptilia
Testudines - Cheloniidae	"Chelone" sp., Lytoloma sp. "Chelone" sp. Linnaeus 1758 sea turtle Lytoloma sp. Cope 1870 sea turtle
Osteichthyes
Acipenseriformes -	Cylindracanthus rectus Cylindracanthus rectus Agassiz 1843 ray-finned fish
Actinopteri
Teleostei -	Teleostei indet. Teleostei indet.
Elopiformes - Phyllodontidae	Egertonia sp. Egertonia sp. Cocchi 1866
Anguilliformes - Congridae	Conger sp., Conger productus Conger sp. Schaeffer 1760 conger eel Conger productus conger eel
Acanthomorphata - Trachinidae	Trachinus sp. Trachinus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Acanthomorphata - Haemulidae	Pomadasys latus, Xenistius novus Pomadasys latus Xenistius novus
Labriformes - Labridae	Platylaemus colei, Pseudosphaerodon cf. antiquus Platylaemus colei Dixon 1850 Pseudosphaerodon cf. antiquus Casier 1966
Perciformes - Sparidae	Sparus sp. Sparus sp. Linnaeus 1758 perch-like fish
Perciformes - Serranidae	Prolates sp. Prolates sp. Priem 1899 perch-like fish
Tetraodontiformes - Eotrigonodontidae	Eotrigonodon serratus Eotrigonodon serratus Gervais 1852
Acanthomorphata - Lutjanidae	"Lutianus concavus" = Lutjanus "Lutianus concavus" = Lutjanus
Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae	Neobythites subregularis, Hoplobrotula waltoni Neobythites subregularis Hoplobrotula waltoni
Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae	Brosmophycis elegans Brosmophycis elegans
Kurtiformes - Apogonidae	Apogon boulei, Apogon bellovacinus Apogon boulei Cardinalfish Apogon bellovacinus Priem 1911 Cardinalfish
Pleuronectiformes - Soleidae	"Solea bartonensis" = Eosolea bartonensis "Solea bartonensis" = Eosolea bartonensis Frost 1934 flatfish
Scombriformes -	Sphyraenodus striata, Sphyraenodus lerichei Sphyraenodus striata Sphyraenodus lerichei Casier 1944
Scombriformes - Palaeorhynchidae	Aglyptorhynchus sp. Aglyptorhynchus sp. Casier 1966
Scombriformes - Trichiuridae	Trichiurus gulincki, Trichiurides winkleri, Trichiurides sagittidens Trichiurus gulincki Trichiurides winkleri Trichiurides sagittidens Winkler 1874
Scombriformes - Scombridae	"Cybium proosti" = Palaeocybium proosti "Cybium proosti" = Palaeocybium proosti Storms 1895
Syngnathiformes - Callionymidae	Callionymus sp. Callionymus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Gadiformes - Gadidae	Trisopterus dimidiatus Trisopterus dimidiatus
Chondrichthyes
Chimaeriformes - Edaphodontidae	"Edaphodon bucklandi" = Edaphodon eurygnathus "Edaphodon bucklandi" = Edaphodon eurygnathus Agassiz 1843 chimaera
Myliobatiformes -	Coupatezia woutersi Coupatezia woutersi Cappetta 1982 stingray
Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae	Dasyatis jaekeli Dasyatis jaekeli Leriche 1906 whiptail stingray
Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae	Aetobatus sp., Aetobatus irregularis Aetobatus sp. Blainville 1816 stingray Aetobatus irregularis Agassiz 1843 stingray
Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae	Burnhamia sp., Burnhamia daviesi, "Myliobatis dixoni" = Aetomylaeus dixoni, "Myliobatis striatus" = Aetomylaeus striatus, Myliobatis toliapicus, Myliobatis latidens, Rhinoptera sherborni Burnhamia sp. Cappetta 1976 eagle ray Burnhamia daviesi Woodward 1889 eagle ray "Myliobatis dixoni" = Aetomylaeus dixoni Agassiz 1843 eagle ray "Myliobatis striatus" = Aetomylaeus striatus Agassiz 1843 eagle ray Myliobatis toliapicus Agassiz 1843 eagle ray Myliobatis latidens Woodward 1888 eagle ray Rhinoptera sherborni White 1926 cownose ray
Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae	Anoxypristis sp., Pristis lathami Anoxypristis sp. White and Moy-Thomas 1941 sawfish Pristis lathami Galeotti 1837 sawfish
Rhinopristiformes - Rhynchobatidae	Rhynchobatus vincenti Rhynchobatus vincenti Jaekel 1894 wedgefish
Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae	Rhinobatos bruxelliense Rhinobatos bruxelliense guitarfish
Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae	Galeocerdo latidens Galeocerdo latidens Agassiz 1835 tiger shark
Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae	Galeorhinus ypresiensis Galeorhinus ypresiensis Casier 1946 school shark
Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae	Abdounia sp., Abdounia lapierrei, "Galeorhinus recticonus" = Abdounia recticonia, "Scyliorhinus gilberti" = Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) gilberti, Scyliorhinus sp. Abdounia sp. Cappetta 1980 cat shark Abdounia lapierrei cat shark "Galeorhinus recticonus" = Abdounia recticonia Winkler 1873 cat shark "Scyliorhinus gilberti" = Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) gilberti Casier 1946 cat shark Scyliorhinus sp. Blainville 1816 cat shark
Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae	Physogaleus secundus Physogaleus secundus Winkler 1876 requiem shark
Orectolobiformes - Brachaeluridae	Eostegostoma angusta Eostegostoma angusta carpet shark
Lamniformes - Odontaspididae	""Lamna" lerichei" = Brachycarcharias lerichei, Odontaspis winkleri, Jaekelotodus trigonalis, Hypotodus verticalis ""Lamna" lerichei" = Brachycarcharias lerichei Casier 1946 sand tiger shark Odontaspis winkleri Leriche 1905 sand tiger shark Jaekelotodus trigonalis Jackel 1895 sand tiger shark Hypotodus verticalis Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark
Lamniformes -	Isurolamna affinis Isurolamna affinis mackerel shark
Lamniformes - Lamnidae	Isurus praecursor Isurus praecursor Thurmond and Jones 1981 mackerel shark
Lamniformes - Carchariidae	"Eugomphodus macrotus" = Carcharias, "Eugomphodus acutissima" = Carcharias, "Eugomphodus hopei" = Carcharias "Eugomphodus macrotus" = Carcharias sand shark "Eugomphodus acutissima" = Carcharias sand shark "Eugomphodus hopei" = Carcharias sand shark
Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae	Notorhynchus kempi Notorhynchus kempi sevengill shark
Selachii -	Selachii indet. Selachii indet. shark
Squatiniformes - Squatinidae	Squatina prima Squatina prima Winkler 1874 angel shark
Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae	Heterodontus sp., Heterodontus woodwardi, "Heterodontus vincenti" = Cestracion vincenti Heterodontus sp. de Blainville 1816 bullhead shark Heterodontus woodwardi Casier 1946 bullhead shark "Heterodontus vincenti" = Cestracion vincenti Leriche 1905 bullhead shark