Bognor Regis: Ypresian, United Kingdom
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Crinoidea
- Isocrinida
- Cainocrinidae
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Cainocrinus tintinnabulum
Rasmussen 1972
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A category | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Odontopterygiformes
- Pelagornithidae
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Argillornis longipennis
Owen 1878
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Harrison and Walker 1977 | |||||||||
| synonym of Dasornis emuinus | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Apodiformes
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Primapus lacki
Harrison and Walker 1975
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Harrison and Walker 1977 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Columbiformes
- Columbidae
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Microena goodwini n. gen., n. sp.
Harrison and Walker 1977
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Harrison and Walker 1977 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Glareolidae
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Precursor parvus
Harrison and Walker 1977
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Harrison and Walker 1977 | |||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Labriformes
- Labridae
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Platylaemus colei n. gen., n. sp.
Dixon 1850
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Dixon 1850 | |||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Scombriformes
- Palaeorhynchidae
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Aglyptorhynchus venablesi n. sp.
Casier 1966
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Gadiformes
- Merlucciidae
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Rhinocephalus planiceps
Casier 1966
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Dasyatidae
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Raja cf. duponti
(Winkler 1874)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
| recombined as Dasyatis duponti | ||||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Odontaspidida
- Isuridae
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Oxyrhina sheppeyensis
Cassier 1966
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Triakidae
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Galeorhinus lefevrei
(Daimeries 1891)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
| recombined as Pachygaleus lefevrei | ||||||||||
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Galeorhinus sp.
de Blainville and Prévost 1816
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
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Galeorhinus minor
(Agassiz 1835)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Scyliorhinidae
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Scyliorhinus aff. gilbert
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
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Scyliorhinus sp.
Blainville 1816
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
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Scyliorhinus biauriculatus
(Casier 1946)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
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Scyliorhinus minutissimus
Winkler 1873
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Carcharhinidae
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Physodon secundus
(Winkler 1876)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
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Physodon tertius
(Winkler 1874)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
| synonym of Physodon secundus | ||||||||||
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Hypoprion sp.
Muller and Henle 1838
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Odontaspididae
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Lamna lerichei
Casier 1946
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
| recombined as Brachycarcharias lerichei | ||||||||||
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Odontaspis winkleri
Leriche 1905
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
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Odontaspis robusta
Leriche 1905
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
| recombined as Jaekelotodus robusta | ||||||||||
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Odontaspis trigonalis
(Jackel 1895)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
| recombined as Jaekelotodus trigonalis | ||||||||||
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Lamna verticalis
(Agassiz 1843)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
| recombined as Hypotodus verticalis | ||||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Otodontidae
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Odontaspis macrota
(Agassiz 1838)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Otodus macrotus | ||||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Carchariidae
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Odontaspis hopei
(Agassiz 1843)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
| recombined as Carcharias hopei | ||||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Squalomorphii
- Hexanchidae
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Notidanus serratissimus
Agassiz 1843
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
| recombined as Notorhynchus serratissimus | ||||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Dalatiidae
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Isistius trituratus
(Winkler 1874)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Squalidae
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Squalus minor
(Daimeries 1888)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Squatinidae
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Squatina prima
(Winkler 1874)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Heterodontiformes
- Heterodontidae
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Heterodontus wardenensis
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
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Heterodontus vincenti
(Leriche 1905)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Cestracion vincenti | ||||||||||
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Polychaeta
- Sabellida
- Serpulidae
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Ditrupa plana
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C category | |||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Nautilida
- Hercoglossidae
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Deltoidonautilus sowerbyi
(Wetherell 1843)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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? Stellaxis pulcher
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Architectonica (Stellaxis) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Euspira glaucinoides
(Sowerby 1812)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
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Bartonia curta
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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Fusiturris simillima
(Edwards 1861)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Eopleurotoma simillima | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cassidae
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Galeodea gallica
Wrigley 1934
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Galeodea (Mambrinia) gallica | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ficidae
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Priscoficus londoni
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana partimstriata
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula sp.
Lamarck 1799
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia tenuistriata
Deshayes 1824
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Propeamussiidae
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Pecten duplicatus
Sowerby 1824
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C category | |||||||||
| recombined as Cyclopecten duplicatus | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pinnidae
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Pinna affinis
Sowerby 1821
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R category | |||||||||
| recombined as Atrina affinis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Arca impolita
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Calpitaria sulcataria
(Deshayes 1825)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Arctica planata
(Sowerby 1841)
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A category | |||||||||
| [entered as Arctica plana] | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Teredinidae
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Teredo antenautae
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C category | |||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Pennatulacea
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Graphularia wetherelli
Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
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C category | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United Kingdom | State/province: | England | County: | Sussex |
| Coordinates: | 50.8° North, 0.7° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 46.2° North, 3.0° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| Stage: | Ypresian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 2 |
| *Period: | Early/Lower Tertiary | *Epoch: | Early/Lower Eocene |
| *International age/stage: | Ypresian - Ypresian | *Local age/stage: | Sparnacian - Sparnacian |
| Key time interval: | Ypresian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 56.00000 - 47.80000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | London Clay | Member: | Middle Clay | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: These 2 beds lie such that the Kingsway SHell bed overlies the Kingsway Concentrate bed | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | gray poorly lithified claystone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: stiff grey clay with scattered brown clay nodules, and occassional concentrates of fossils piled against teredo-bored wood. | |
| Environment: | offshore |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | difficult macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | bulk,surface (in situ),field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Collection method comments: c = common, r = rare, otherwise number of specimens are recorded | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 8050 | ||
| Authorizer: | L. Ivany, M. Uhen | Enterer: | E. Kowalski, M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2000-06-15 08:47:56 | Last modified: | 2019-08-11 23:14:24 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2000-06-15 08:47:56 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 538. | D. A. Bone. 1978. New Horizons in the London Clay of Bognor Regis, Sussex. Tertiary Research 2(1):9-16 [L. Ivany/E. Kowalski] |
Secondary references:
| 28173 | E. Casier. 1966. Faune ichthyologique du London Clay 1-510 [L. van den Hoek Ostende/L. van den Hoek Ostende/M. Uhen] | |
| 62763 | F. Dixon. 1850. The Geology and Fossils of the Tertiary and Cretaceous Formations of Sussex xvi-422 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Carrano] | |
| 74648 | C. J. O. Harrison and C. A. Walker. 1977. Birds of the British Lower Eocene. Tertiary Research Group 3:1-52 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |