Lower Bagshot - Lake near Poole (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (50.7° N, 2.0° W: paleocoordinates 46.2° N, 4.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Bagshot Formation, Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: fluvial; unlithified, lag lignite and unlithified sandstone

• Carbonaceous lag deposits within sands

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: original carbon, replaced with pyrite

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

Primary reference: M. E. J. Chandler. 1962. The Lower Tertiary Floras of Southern England. II. Flora of the Pipe-Clay Series of Dorset (Lower Bagshot). British Museum (Natural History) London 1-176 [B. Tiffney/B. Tiffney/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 23398: authorized by Bruce Tiffney, entered by Bruce Tiffney on 13.07.2002

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Dustania lakensis
Polypodiopsida
 Schizaeales - Polypodiidae
Lygodium poolensis, Anemia poolensis
Lygodium poolensis Chandler 1955 climbing fern
Anemia poolensis Chandler 1955
Angiospermae
 Nymphaeales - Nymphaeaceae
Palaeonymphaea eocenica
Palaeonymphaea eocenica Chandler 1961 water lily
 Vitales - Vitaceae
? Tetrastigma lobata, Vitis glabra n. sp., Vitis lakensis n. sp., Vitis cuneata n. sp., Vitis symmetrica n. sp., Vitis poolensis n. sp., Vitis excavata n. sp., Vitis goodharti n. sp., Vitis pygmaea, Vitis ambigua n. sp., Vitis platysperma n. sp.
? Tetrastigma lobata Chandler 1925
Vitis glabra n. sp. Chandler 1962 grapevine
Vitis lakensis n. sp. Chandler 1962 grapevine
Vitis cuneata n. sp. Chandler 1962 grapevine
Vitis symmetrica n. sp. Chandler 1962 grapevine
Vitis poolensis n. sp. Chandler 1962 grapevine
Vitis excavata n. sp. Chandler 1962 grapevine
Vitis goodharti n. sp. Chandler 1962 grapevine
Vitis pygmaea Chandler 1961 grapevine
Vitis ambigua n. sp. Chandler 1962 grapevine
Vitis platysperma n. sp. Chandler 1962 grapevine
 Fabales - Fabaceae
"Leguminosae indet." = Fabaceae
"Leguminosae indet." = Fabaceae Lindley 1836 legume
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Rhamnospermum bilobatum
Rhamnospermum bilobatum Chandler 1925 buckthorn
 Cucurbitales - Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbitospermum obliquum n. sp., Cucurbitospermum lakense n. sp.
Cucurbitospermum obliquum n. sp. Chandler 1962
Cucurbitospermum lakense n. sp. Chandler 1962
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiospermum sp., Euphorbiospermum punctatum n. sp., Euphorbiotheca sp., Euphorbiotheca digitata n. sp., Euphorbiotheca tuberculata n. sp., Euphorbiotheca lakensis n. sp., Euphorbiotheca platysperma n. sp.
Euphorbiospermum sp. Reid and Chandler 1933 spurge
Euphorbiospermum punctatum n. sp. Chandler 1962 spurge
Euphorbiotheca sp. Reid and Chandler 1933 spurge
Euphorbiotheca digitata n. sp. Chandler 1962 spurge
Euphorbiotheca tuberculata n. sp. Chandler 1962 spurge
Euphorbiotheca lakensis n. sp. Chandler 1962 spurge
? Andrachne
Euphorbiotheca platysperma n. sp. Chandler 1962 spurge
 Malvales - Thymelaeaceae
Thymelaeaspermum lakense n. gen. n. sp., ? Thymelaeaspermum sulcatum n. sp.
Thymelaeaspermum lakense n. gen. n. sp. Chandler 1962
? Thymelaeaspermum sulcatum n. sp. Chandler 1962
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
? Lannea sp., Dracontocarya glandulosa n. gen. n. sp., Rhus sp., Rhus lakensis n. sp.
? Lannea sp. Richard 1831 cashew
Dracontocarya glandulosa n. gen. n. sp. Chandler 1962 cashew
Rhus sp. Linnaeus 1753 sumac
Rhus lakensis n. sp. Chandler 1962 sumac
 Sapindales - Burseraceae
Palaeobursera lakensis n. sp.
Palaeobursera lakensis n. sp. Chandler 1962
 Sapindales - Rutaceae
Rutaspermum striatum n. sp., Rutaspermum glabrum n. sp.
Rutaspermum striatum n. sp. Chandler 1962 citrus
Rutaspermum glabrum n. sp. Chandler 1962 citrus
Dicotyledoneae
 Papaverales - Capparidaceae
Burtonella emarginata n. gen. n. sp., Capparidispermum eocenicum n. sp., Palaeocleome lakensis n. gen. n. sp.
Burtonella emarginata n. gen. n. sp. Chandler 1962 caper
Capparidispermum eocenicum n. sp. Chandler 1962 caper
Palaeocleome lakensis n. gen. n. sp. Chandler 1962 caper
 Ericales - Pentaphylacaceae
? Cleyera obliqua n. sp.
? Cleyera obliqua n. sp. Chandler 1962
 Ericales - Ebenaceae
Diospyros headonensis
Diospyros headonensis Chandler 1961
 Ericales - Theaceae
Theaceae indet., Actinidia sp., "Hordwellia crassisperma" = Actinidia crassisperma
Theaceae indet. Ker-Gawler 1816 tea
Actinidia sp. Chandler 1926 tea
"Hordwellia crassisperma" = Actinidia crassisperma Chandler 1926 tea
 Ericales - Symplocaceae
Symplocaceae indet., Symplocos sp., Symplocos lakensis n. sp.
Symplocaceae indet. Desfontaines 1820 sweetleaf
Symplocos sp. Jacquin 1760 sweetleaf
Symplocos lakensis n. sp. Chandler 1962 sweetleaf
 Ericales - Styracaceae
Styrax elegans
Styrax elegans Chandler 1926 storax
 Myrtales - Lythraceae
Alatospermum lakense n. gen. n. sp., Ammannia lakensis n. sp.
Alatospermum lakense n. gen. n. sp. Chandler 1962
Ammannia lakensis n. sp. Chandler 1962 redstem
Angiospermae
 Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
Palaeococculus lakensis, Tinospora arnensis
Tinospora arnensis Chandler 1962
 Boraginales - Boraginaceae
Ehretia lakensis n. sp.
Ehretia lakensis n. sp. Chandler 1962 borage
 Gentianales - Apocynaceae
Apocynospermum lakense, Apocynospermum acutiforme n. sp.
Apocynospermum lakense Chandler 1961 dogbane
Apocynospermum acutiforme n. sp. Chandler 1962 dogbane
 Icacinales - Icacinaceae
Natsiatum eocenicum, ? Palaeophytocrene foveolata, Iodes acutiformis n. sp., Icacinicarya inornata n. sp.
Natsiatum eocenicum Chandler 1925 white pear
? Palaeophytocrene foveolata Reid and Chandler 1933 white pear
Iodes acutiformis n. sp. Chandler 1962 white pear
Icacinicarya inornata n. sp. Chandler 1962 white pear
 Dipsacales - Adoxaceae
"Sambucus parvula" = Sambucus parvulus
"Sambucus parvula" = Sambucus parvulus Chandler 1926 elder
 Cornales - Cornaceae
Cornaceae indet., Eomastixia urceolata n. sp., Eomastixia rugosa, Cornus quadrilocularis n. sp., Mastixicarpum crassum
Cornaceae indet. Dumortier 1825
Eomastixia urceolata n. sp. Chandler 1962
Eomastixia rugosa Zenker 1833
Cornus quadrilocularis n. sp. Chandler 1962 dogwood
Mastixicarpum crassum Chandler 1926
 Cornales - Nyssaceae
Nyssoidea eocenia n. gen. n. sp.
Nyssoidea eocenia n. gen. n. sp.
 Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Protoaltingia hantonensis n. sp.
Protoaltingia hantonensis n. sp. Chandler 1962 witch-hazel
 Proteales - Sabiaceae
Meliosma sp.
Meliosma sp. Blume 1823
? M. sheppyensis
 Poales - Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae indet., ? Scirpus sp., Scirpus lakensis
Cyperaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 sedge
? Scirpus sp. Linnaeus 1753 sedge
Scirpus lakensis Chandler 1960 sedge
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Calamus daemonorops
Calamus daemonorops Unger 1860 rattan
 Laurales - Lauraceae
Laurocarpum sp.
Laurocarpum sp. Reid and Chandler 1933 laurel
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Taxodium lakense n. sp.
Taxodium lakense n. sp. Chandler 1962 cypress
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
Ficus lucidus n. sp.
Ficus lucidus n. sp. Chandler 1962 fig shell