Oldhaven beds, Herne Bay (Paleocene to of the United Kingdom)

Also known as Pseudodontornis tenuirostris type

Where: England, United Kingdom (51.4° N, 1.1° E: paleocoordinates 46.5° N, 1.3° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Oldhaven Beds Formation, Late/Upper Paleocene to Late/Upper Paleocene (58.7 - 48.6 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: foreshore; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by David J Ward in 16th May 1984; reposited in the BMNH

Primary reference: C. J. O. Harrison. 1985. A bony-toothed bird (Odontopterygiformes) from the Palaeocene of England. Tertiary Research 7(1):23-25 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 142313: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 08.04.2013

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Taxonomic list

Aves
 Odontopterygiformes - Pelagornithidae
Pseudodontornis tenuirostris n. sp. Harrison 1985 bird
NHMUK A5428 - type (part of left mandible)