Isle of Sheppey London Clay (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

Where: United Kingdom (51.4° N, 0.8° E: paleocoordinates 46.9° N, 1.6° W)

When: Early/Lower Eocene (55.8 - 48.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; claystone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C.J.O. Harrison and C.A. Walker. 1971. A new ibis from the lower Eocene of Britain. Ibis 113:367-368 [C. Peredo/C. Peredo]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 215472: authorized by Carlos Peredo, entered by Carlos Peredo on 11.11.2020, edited by Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

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Aves
 Odontopterygiformes - Pelagornithidae
"Argillornis longipennis" = Dasornis emuinus, "Neptuniavis miranda n. gen. n. sp." = Dasornis emuinus, "Dasornis londinensis" = Dasornis emuinus, "Odontopteryx toliapica" = Dasornis toliapica, "Neptuniavis minor n. sp." = Dasornis toliapica, Macrodontopteryx oweni, Pseudodontornis longidentata
"Argillornis longipennis" = Dasornis emuinus Bowerbank 1854 bird
"Neptuniavis miranda n. gen. n. sp." = Dasornis emuinus Bowerbank 1854 bird
"Dasornis londinensis" = Dasornis emuinus Bowerbank 1854 bird
"Odontopteryx toliapica" = Dasornis toliapica Owen 1873 bird
"Neptuniavis minor n. sp." = Dasornis toliapica Owen 1873 bird
Macrodontopteryx oweni Harrison and Walker 1976 bird
Pseudodontornis longidentata Harrison and Walker 1976 bird
 Charadriiformes - Glareolidae
Precursor magnus n. sp., Precursor litorum n. sp.
Precursor magnus n. sp. Harrison and Walker 1977 shorebird
Precursor litorum n. sp. Harrison and Walker 1977 shorebird
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Parvigyps praecox n. sp.
Parvigyps praecox n. sp. Harrison and Walker 1977 hawk
 Galliformes -
Argillipes paralectornis n. sp., Argillipes aurorum n. gen. n. sp.
Argillipes aurorum n. gen. n. sp. Harrison and Walker 1977 fowl
 Phaethontiformes - Prophaethontidae
Prophaethon shrubsolei
Prophaethon shrubsolei Andrews 1899 bird
 Phaethontiformes - Phaethontidae
Proplegadis fisheri
Proplegadis fisheri Harrison and Walker 1971 tropicbird
 Cariamiformes - Cariamidae
"Percolinus venablesi n. gen. n. sp." = Gypsornis venablesi
"Percolinus venablesi n. gen. n. sp." = Gypsornis venablesi Harrison and Walker 1977 seriema
 Neornithes - Lithornithidae
"Lithornis vulturinus" = Lithornis vulturinus, "Promusophaga magnifica n. gen. n. sp." = Lithornis vulturinus
"Lithornis vulturinus" = Lithornis vulturinus Owen 1840 bird
"Promusophaga magnifica n. gen. n. sp." = Lithornis vulturinus Owen 1840 bird
 Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
Primodroma bournei n. gen. n. sp.
Primodroma bournei n. gen. n. sp. Harrison and Walker 1977 petrel
 Psittaciformes - Halcyornithidae
Halcyornis toliapicus
Halcyornis toliapicus König 1838 parrot