Where: England, United Kingdom (50.6° N, 1.4° W: paleocoordinates 40.9° N, 9.3° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Early/Lower Barremian (130.0 - 125.5 Ma)
• Amber occurs in Wessex Formation, in lignitic marls between the Chilton Chine Sandstone and the Brightstone Sandstone
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified amber
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils
Preservation: soft parts, original chitin, original carbon, amber
Collection methods: Repository: Museum of Isle of Wight Geology, Sandown (IWCMS)
Primary reference: P. A. Selden. 2002. First British Mesozoic spider, from Cretaceous amber of the Isle of Wight, southern England. Palaeontology 45:973-983 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 125138: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Amy Delelli on 05.03.2012, edited by Matthew Clapham
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Insecta | |
Dungeyella gavini n. gen. n. sp.
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Arachnida | |
Cretamygale chasei n. gen. n. sp.
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