Stowell Park borehole (H. bifrons Zone, Z. braunianus Subzone, 539-564ft): Middle Toarcian, United Kingdom

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Cryptaulacidae
Procerithium (Xystrella) sp. (Cossmann 1906)
synonym of Cryptaulax
Gastropoda
Trochoturbella sp. Cossmann 1921
Gastropoda - Procerithiidae
Procerithium (Rhabdocolpis) sp. Cossmann 1902
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (Palaeonucula) eudorae
original and current combination Palaeonucula
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Palaeoneilo oviformis (Eck 1865)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
? Barbatia sp. Gray 1842
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus dubius Sowerby 1826
recombined as Parainoceramya dubia
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Posidoniidae
Posidonia sp. Bronn 1828
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula cf. spinosa Sowerby 1819
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Camptonectes sp. Meek 1864
Chlamys torulosi
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Variamussium pumilum
synonym of Parvamussium
Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Megateuthididae
Acrocoelites sp.
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae
Hildoceras sp.
Spath 1956
Maconiceras sp. Buckman 1926
Spath 1956
Maconiceras cf. soloniacense (Lissajous 1906)
Spath 1956
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Dactylioceratidae
Zugodactylites braunianus (d'Orbigny 1845)
Spath 1956
see common names

Geography
Country:United Kingdom State/province:Gloucestershire
Coordinates: 51.8° North, 1.9° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:39.7° North, 8.9° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Jurassic Epoch:Early/Lower Jurassic
Stage:Toarcian 10 m.y. bin:Jurassic 3
Key time interval:Middle Toarcian Ammonoid zone: Zugodactylites braunianus
Age range of interval:182.90000 - 180.40000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Lias Formation:Upper Lias
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: "Hildoceras bifrons Zone, ? Zugodactylites braunianus Subzone" (Melville 1956)
"538ft 8in - 563ft 8in" (Melville 1956)
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "shale"
Lithology description: "Black and dark grey shale with scattered calcareous nodules" (Green & Melville 1956)
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,mold/impression
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:core
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:BGS
Metadata
Database number:204112
Authorizer:A. Dunhill Enterer:B. Allen
Modifier:M. Carrano
Created:2019-08-31 06:32:55 Last modified:2022-09-28 13:48:10
Access level:the public Released:2019-08-31 06:32:55
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
69925. R. V. Melville. 1956. The Stratigraphical Palaeontology, ammonites excluded, of the Stowell Park borehole. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Great Britain 11:67-139 [A. Dunhill/B. Allen]

Secondary references:

69966 L. F. Spath. 1956. The Liassic Ammonite Faunas of the Stowell Park Borehole. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Great Britiain 11:140-179 [A. Dunhill/B. Allen]