PBDB Collection

Lyme Regis, Lower Lias unspecified (BMNH) (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (50.7° N, 2.9° W: paleocoordinates 37.2° N, 2.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Sinemurian (199.3 - 190.8 Ma)

• "Lower Lias" is only stratigraphic info given, but most fish come from the Bucklandi and Semicostatum zones of the Early Sinemurian, specially the "Fish Bed" and "Fish Bed shales" - both in the Semicostatum zone, but also from the "Saurian shales" and other lower beds in the Bucklandi zone.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: adpression

Reposited in the BMNH

• Includes all BMNH material where "Lyme Regis" is the only location information.

Primary reference: A. S. Woodward. 1889. Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History) Part 1 1-613 [M. Clapham/P. Vazquez/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 122153: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 17.12.2011, edited by Jered Karr, Priscilla Vazquez, Jonathan Tennant and Roger Benson

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Chondrichthyes
Hybodontiformes - Hybodontidae	Hybodus sp., Hybodus reticulatus, Hybodus medius, Hybodus raricostatus, Hybodus delabechei Hybodus sp. Agassiz 1834 elasmobranch BMNH 42512, 38544, 39853, P.2365-6, P.5866, P.2166e (Egerton coll), P.5870, P.2166c, P.2166g Hybodus reticulatus Agassiz 1837 elasmobranch BMNH 40335, 2203a-b, P.2198, P.2198a-b, P.2208 (Egerton coll), P.5876, P.423 (Presented by F. Seymour Haden, Esq., 1882), P.6068 Hybodus medius Agassiz 1838 elasmobranch BMNH P.340, 41103, P.2199, P.2200 (Egerton coll.), 36878-81, 38539-40, P.2792 Hybodus raricostatus Agassiz 1838 elasmobranch BMNH 43972 (purchased 1872), 11262, 11282 (Mantell coll.), P.44380 Hybodus delabechei Charlesworth 1839 elasmobranch BMNH 39880 (purchased 1866), 40352 (purchased 1867), 35792 (purchased 1860), 20570, 20600-a (Johnson Coll.), 18989 (purchased 1854), 32750 (purchased 1857), 40092 (purchased 1866), P.2201-3 (Egerton coll.), 39784 (purchased 1862), 38103, 38127 (purchased 1864), P.2793
Hybodontiformes - Acrodontidae	Acrodus nobilis, Acrodus anningiae Acrodus nobilis Agassiz 1837 elasmobranch BMNH P.2141-2, P.2144, (Egerton coll.), 20573 (Johnson coll.), 35054 (purchased 1860), P.418 (presented by F. Seymour Hade, Esq., 1882), P.5872, Acrodus anningiae Agassiz 1843 elasmobranch BMNH 38125, 37371, P.2145-6, 39925, 32751, P.2137-8, 32752, P.3129
Hybodontiformes - Polyacrodontidae	"? Hybodus cloacinus" = Polyacrodus cloacinus³ "? Hybodus cloacinus" = Polyacrodus cloacinus³ Quenstedt 1858 elasmobranch BMNH 39785
Synechodontiformes - Palaeospinacidae	Palaeospinax priscus Palaeospinax priscus Agassiz 1838 elasmobranch BMNH P.1296-7, P.1298-9 (Egerton coll.), 47463
Squalorajiformes - Squalorajidae	Squaloraja polyspondyla¹² Squaloraja polyspondyla¹² Agassiz 1836 chimaera BMNH 43307, P.2276, 47402, 41353-4, 43970, P.6220, 41278
Chimaeriformes - Myriacanthidae	Myriacanthus granulatus¹², Myriacanthus paradoxus¹², Recurvacanthus uniserialis n. gen. n. sp.² Myriacanthus granulatus¹² Agassiz 1837 chimaera BMNH 43065, P.4876, 41382 Myriacanthus paradoxus¹² Agassiz 1836 chimaera BMNH P.6095, P.6179, P.341, P.427, 37376, 41321, P.151 Recurvacanthus uniserialis n. gen. n. sp.² Duffin 1981 chimaera BMNH P.2850
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii -	Coccolepis liassicus¹¹ Coccolepis liassicus¹¹ Woodward 1890 ray-finned fish BMNH 39865 (purchased 1866)
Ionoscopiformes - Furidae	Heterolepidotus latus n. sp.¹³, "Eugnathus orthostomus" = Furo orthostomus¹³, Eugnathus minor¹³, Eugnathus philpotae¹³ Heterolepidotus latus n. sp.¹³ Egerton 1872 ray-finned fish BMNH 38118 (purchased 1864), P.7564 (history unknown), P.6395, P.6423 (Beckles Coll.), "Eugnathus orthostomus" = Furo orthostomus¹³ Agassiz 1842 ray-finned fish BMNH 38119, 38120 (purchased 1864), 47043 (purchased 1875), 38735 (purchased 1865) Eugnathus minor¹³ Agassiz 1839 ray-finned fish BMNH 35055 (purchased 1860), P.6062 (presetned by F. Harford, Esq., 1889), P.868, P.3627, P.3634k (Egerton & Enniskillen Colls.), Eugnathus philpotae¹³ Agassiz 1839 ray-finned fish BMNH 40350 (purchased 1867), P.7522 (Harford Coll.), 40349 (purchased 1867), 38104 (purchased 1864), 19483 (purchased 1845), 38122 (purchased 1864), P.2035, P.3683a (Egerton & Enniskillen Colls.)
Acipenseriformes - Chondrosteidae	Chondrosteus pachyurus¹³, Chondrosteus acipenseroides¹³ Chondrosteus pachyurus¹³ Egerton 1858 ray-finned fish BMNH 28714,28714a (purchased 1853) Chondrosteus acipenseroides¹³ Egerton 1858 ray-finned fish BMNH 38545 (purchased 1864), P7396, 39494 (1865), 35056 (1860), 39495 (1865)
Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae	"Belonorhynchus brevirostris n. sp." = Saurorhynchus brevirostris¹³, Saurorhynchus anningae⁶ "Belonorhynchus brevirostris n. sp." = Saurorhynchus brevirostris¹³ Woodward 1895 ray-finned fish BMNH 40726 (purchased 1867), 39866 (1866), P4878 (1885), 43008 (1871) Saurorhynchus anningae⁶ Maxwell and Stumpf 2017 ray-finned fish BMNH P428 (purchased 1882), 43054 (1871), 47462 (1876), 48007 (1887), 40499 (1867)
Ptycholepiformes - Ptycholepididae	Ptycholepis curtus n. sp.¹³, Ptycholepis gracilis¹³, Ptycholepis monilifer n. sp.¹³ Ptycholepis curtus n. sp.¹³ Egerton 1854 ray-finned fish BMNH P.6334 (Beckles Coll.), 39493 (purchased 1865) Ptycholepis gracilis¹³ Davis 1884 ray-finned fish BMNH 39864 (purchased 1866) Ptycholepis monilifer n. sp.¹³ Woodward 1895 ray-finned fish BMNH 39868 (purchased 1866)
Actinopteri
Holostei - Dapediidae	Dapedium sp.⁹, "Dapedius milloti" = Dapedium milloti¹³, "Dapedius colei" = Dapedium colei¹³, "Tetragonolepis radiatus" = Dapedium radiatum¹³, "Tetragonolepis magnevillei" = Dapedium magnevillei¹³, "Dapedius granulatus" = Dapedium granulatum¹³, Dapedium politum¹³ Dapedium sp.⁹ Leach 1822 BMNH P.3541, P.11177 "Dapedius milloti" = Dapedium milloti¹³ Sauvage 1891 BMNH 19486, 35793, 36258, P.6396 (Beckles Coll.), 37774, 40089, 42435 (presented by Kenneth Murchison, Esq., 1872), 44859 (presented by Benjamin Bright, Esq., 1873), P.350, 41214, P.7428, 39144 (Bowerbank Coll.), 36883 "Dapedius colei" = Dapedium colei¹³ Agassiz 1835 BMNH P.7427, 38529, 39350, 37785, 35789, P.6397 (Beckles Coll.), 40651 "Tetragonolepis radiatus" = Dapedium radiatum¹³ Agassiz 1836 BMNH 28716, 35559, 35722 "Tetragonolepis magnevillei" = Dapedium magnevillei¹³ Agassiz 1833 BMNH 36338 (purchased 1862), 35564, 35788 (purchased 1860), P.4877 (purchased 1885) "Dapedius granulatus" = Dapedium granulatum¹³ Agassiz 1835 BMNH 19004a, 40351, P.5937, 35791, P.420 (Presented by F. Seymour Hade, Esq., 1882), 36046 (purchased 1861), 32494, P.7430, 40650 (purchased 1867), P.6063 (presented by F. Harford, Esq., 1889), 35794 (purchased 1860), Dapedium politum¹³ Leach 1822 BMNH 173 (Mantell Coll.), 18988, 48012, 35790, 39846, 41158, 19005, 44858 (presented by Benjamin Bright, Esq., 1873), 38530, P.6335 (Beckles Coll.), 44160, 38106, 30864, 39867, P.4879, 30862, P.6178
Amiiformes - Caturidae	"Endactis agassizi" = Caturus agassizi¹³, "Pachycormus heterurus" = Caturus heterurus¹³, "Pachycormus latipennis" = Caturus latipennis¹³ "Endactis agassizi" = Caturus agassizi¹³ Egerton 1858 bowfin BMNH 41856 (purchased 1870) "Pachycormus heterurus" = Caturus heterurus¹³ Agassiz 1839 bowfin BMNH 38121 (purchased 1864), P.120 (purchased 1880) "Pachycormus latipennis" = Caturus latipennis¹³ Agassiz 1843 bowfin BMNH 38527
Pholidophoriformes - Pholidophoridae	Pholidophorus pachysomus¹³, "Pholidophoroides limbata" = Pholidophoroides limbata⁸, "Pholidophorus limbatus" = Pholidophoroides limbata¹³, "Pholidophoroides crenulata" = Pholidophoroides crenulata⁸, "Pholidophorus crenulatus" = Pholidophoroides crenulata¹³, Pholidophoropsis maculata⁸, "Pholidophorus caudalis" = Pholidophoropsis caudalis¹³, Pholidolepis dorsetensis⁸ Pholidophorus pachysomus¹³ Egerton 1852 BMNH 28281 (purchased 1853), 35557 (purchased 1858), 39855 (purchased 1866), 36475 (purchased 1862), 38740 (purchased 1865), 18510-11 (purchased 1844) "Pholidophoroides limbata" = Pholidophoroides limbata⁸ Agassiz 1833 BMNH P.1047, P.1047a, P.3596, P.4422, 36472, 38531, 41906, P.1047b, P.1047c, P.3632, 38532, 27595 "Pholidophorus limbatus" = Pholidophoroides limbata¹³ Agassiz 1833 BMNH 36472 (purchased 1862), 38531-32 (purchased 1864), 41906 (purchased 1870), 48041 (John Brown Coll.), P.7582 (history unknown) "Pholidophoroides crenulata" = Pholidophoroides crenulata⁸ Egerton 1843 BMNH P.153, P.421, P.572, P.1046a, P.1046b, P.4415, 38110, 38739, 38738, P. 573 "Pholidophorus crenulatus" = Pholidophoroides crenulata¹³ Egerton 1843 BMNH 41857 (purchased 1870), 38110 (purchased 1864), P.421 (presented by F. Seymour Haden, Esq., 1882), 38534, 38730, 38738 (purchased 1864-65), 47461, 47466 (purchased 1876), 45008-10 (purchased 1877), 36313 (presented by Miss Wilson, 1862) Pholidophoropsis maculata⁸ Nybelin 1966 BMNH 43055, P.7582 "Pholidophorus caudalis" = Pholidophoropsis caudalis¹³ Woodward 1895 BMNH 43055 (purchased 1871), 35561-62, 35725 (purchased 1858-59), 38163-64, 38536-37 (purchased 1864), 39862, 39871 (purchased 1866), 43007 (purchased 1871), P.6067 (presented by F. Harford, Esq., 1889) Pholidolepis dorsetensis⁸ Nybelin 1966 BMNH 38164 (Pholidophorus caudalis in Woodward 1895), 35725, 38536, P.3662, P.44708, P.44709, P.259, 35562, 38537, 39862, 43007, P.939, P.939b, P.939c, P.4370, P.44707
Dorsetichthyiformes - Dorsetichthyidae	"Pholidophorus bechei" = Dorsetichthys bechei⁸ "Pholidophorus bechei" = Dorsetichthys bechei⁸ Agassiz 1837 BMNH 25276-77 (purchased 1850), 28281 (purchased 1853), 32403 (purchased 1857), 38162-39836 (purchased, 1864, 1866), 38107-38109 (purchased 1864), 19010 (purchased 1844), 39857-59 (purchased 1866), 38535 (purchased 1864), 36472-74, 37377 (purchased 1862-63), P.153-4 (purchased 1880), P.1051, P.1052d, P.3586c, P.3589a , P.6030 (presented by George Clifton, Esq., 1889),
Osteichthyes
Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae	Oxygnathus ornatus¹² Oxygnathus ornatus¹² Egerton 1854 BMNH 39860, 38734
Reptilia
Plesiosauria - Rhomaleosauridae	"Thaumatosaurus arcuatus" = Eurycleidus arcuatus⁵ "Thaumatosaurus arcuatus" = Eurycleidus arcuatus⁵ Owen 1840 plesiosaur BMNH 40094, 2124* (teeth)
Ichthyosauria -	"Temnodontosaurus risor n. sp." = Temnodontosaurus platyodon⁷ "Temnodontosaurus risor n. sp." = Temnodontosaurus platyodon⁷ Conybeare 1822 ichthyosaur Holotype BMNH 43971, complete skull (precise locality unknown)
Cephalopoda
Loligosepiida - Loligosepiidae	Loligosepia bucklandi¹ Loligosepia bucklandi¹ Voltz 1840
Malacostraca
Decapoda - Coleiidae	Coleia antiqua¹⁰ Coleia antiqua¹⁰ Broderip 1835 decapod BMNH In.20678, I.3214, 45092
Decapoda - Aegeridae	Aeger laevis¹⁰ Aeger laevis¹⁰ Blake 1876 decapod
Insecta
Coleoptera -	Elaterina liassica n. gen. n. sp.⁴ Elaterina liassica n. gen. n. sp.⁴ Gardiner 1961 beetle BMNH In 50351 (found in orbit of Osteorachis macrocephalus)

¹Donovan and von Boletzky 2014; ²Duffin 1981; ³Duffin 1993; ⁴Gardiner 1961; ⁵Lydekker 1889; ⁶Maxwell and Stumpf 2017; ⁷McGowan 1974; ⁸Nybelin 1966; ⁹Rayner 1948; ¹⁰Woods 1925; ¹¹Woodward 1890; ¹²Woodward 1891; ¹³Woodward 1895