Hordle Cliff (generic, non-specific locality) (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

Also known as Hordwell

Where: England, United Kingdom (50.7° N, 1.6° W: paleocoordinates 49.2° N, 5.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Headon Beds Formation, Late/Upper Eocene (37.2 - 33.9 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: J. A. Holman, D. L. Harrison, and D. J. Ward. 2006. Late Eocene snakes from the Headon Hill Formation, southern England. Cainozoic Research 5(1-2):51-62 [P. Barrett/T. Cleary]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 181272: authorized by Paul Barrett, entered by Terri Cleary on 01.09.2016, edited by Evangelos Vlachos, Bethany Allen and Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Squamata - Boidae
Paleryx rhombifer n. sp., Paleryx depressus n. sp.2
Paleryx rhombifer n. sp. Owen 1849 boa
vertebrae
Paleryx depressus n. sp.2 Owen 1849 boa
Aves
 Charadriiformes - Recurvirostridae
Tenuicrus magnum n. gen. n. sp.1
Tenuicrus magnum n. gen. n. sp.1 Harrison and Walker 1976 shorebird
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Piscator tenuirostris n. gen. n. sp.1
Piscator tenuirostris n. gen. n. sp.1 Harrison and Walker 1976 cormorant
 Pelecaniformes - Elopterygidae
Actiornis anglicus1
Actiornis anglicus1 Lydekker 1891 bird
 Gruiformes - Gruidae
Geranopsis hastingsiae1, Palaeogrus hordwelliensis1
Geranopsis hastingsiae1 Lydekker 1891 crane
Palaeogrus hordwelliensis1 Lydekker 1891 crane
 Gruiformes - Rallidae
Ibidopsis hordwelliensis1
Ibidopsis hordwelliensis1 Lydekker 1891 rail
 Diatrymiformes -
Macrornis tanaupus1
Macrornis tanaupus1 Seeley 1866 bird
 Anseriformes -
Petropluvialis simplex n. gen. n. sp.1, "Howardia eous n. gen. n. sp." = Palaeopapia eous1
Petropluvialis simplex n. gen. n. sp.1 Harrison and Walker 1976 waterfowl
"Howardia eous n. gen. n. sp." = Palaeopapia eous1 Harrison and Walker 1976 waterfowl
 Anseriformes - Presbyornithidae
Headonornis hantoniensis n. gen.1
Headonornis hantoniensis n. gen.1 Lydekker 1891 waterfowl
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Palaeocircus cuvieri1, ? Aquifavus sp.1
Palaeocircus cuvieri1 Milne-Edwards 1871 hawk
? Aquifavus sp.1 Lambrecht 1933 hawk
Reptilia
 Galliformes -
Gigantibis incognita n. gen. n. sp.1
Gigantibis incognita n. gen. n. sp.1 Harrison and Walker 1976 fowl
 Testudines - Trionychidae
"Trionyx planus n. sp." = Trionyx henrici3, "Trionyx rivosus n. sp." = Trionyx henrici3, "Trionyx incrassatus n. sp." = Trionyx henrici3, Trionyx pustulatus n. sp.3
"Trionyx planus n. sp." = Trionyx henrici3 Owen and Bell 1849 softshell turtle
BMNH R30410 (holotype), posterior half of a carapace
"Trionyx rivosus n. sp." = Trionyx henrici3 Owen and Bell 1849 softshell turtle
BMNH R30405 (holotype), posterior part of a carapace of a juvenile individual
"Trionyx incrassatus n. sp." = Trionyx henrici3 Owen and Bell 1849 softshell turtle
Type locality not clear. Owen states it is from the Isle of Wight, but in the archive of BMNH it is added as coming from Hordwell
Trionyx pustulatus n. sp.3 Owen and Bell 1849 softshell turtle
A costal fragment (holotype) (Owen and Bell 1849, pl. 19b.7–9), whereabouts unknown.
1Harrison and Walker 1976; 2Owen 1849; 3Owen and Bell 1849