Bournemouth Freshwater Beds (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (50.7° N, 2.0° W: paleocoordinates 47.5° N, 5.4° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; unlithified, gray, carbonaceous claystone and unlithified, carbonaceous sandstone

• Sediments interpreted to reflect a river system draining to near-coastal conditions.
• You want it, you got it. River and pond sediments ranging from fine clays, lignitic clays, silts, lignitic silts, to lignitic sands, lag deposits of carbonaceous deposits, etc. Most fossils from lignitic layers, lignitic clays or lignitic sands.

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: adpression, coalified, original carbon, replaced with pyrite

Collection methods: bulk, quarrying, sieve,

Primary reference: M. E. J. Chandler. 1963. The Lower Tertiary Floras of Southern England. III. Flora of the Bournemouth Beds, The Boscombe, and the Highcliff Sands 1-169 [B. Tiffney/B. Tiffney/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 24106: authorized by Bruce Tiffney, entered by Bruce Tiffney on 30.07.2002

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Aves
 Suliformes - Sulidae
Morus poolensis n. sp.
Morus poolensis n. sp. Chandler 1963 gannet
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
Ficus lucidus
Ficus lucidus Chandler 1962 fig shell
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
"Araucarites sternbergi" = Sequoiadendron fordi, Sequoia couttsiae, Cupressistrobus gardneri, ? Taxodium eocenicum
"Araucarites sternbergi" = Sequoiadendron fordi Chandler 1978 cypress
Sequoia couttsiae Heer 1862 coast redwood
Cupressistrobus gardneri Chandler 1961 cypress
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
? Podocarpus incerta, ? Podocarpus eocenica
Angiospermae
 Nymphaeales - Nymphaeaceae
Nymphaeaceae indet., Palaeonymphaea eocenica
Nymphaeaceae indet. Salisbury 1805 water lily
Palaeonymphaea eocenica Chandler 1961 water lily
 Magnoliales - Annonaceae
Anonaspermum sp.
Anonaspermum sp. Ball 1931 custard apple
 Magnoliales - Magnoliaceae
Magnolia sp.
Magnolia sp. Linnaeus 1753 magnolia
  -
Wessexia bournensis n. sp., Wessexia fibrosa
Wessexia bournensis n. sp. Chandler 1963
Wessexia fibrosa Chandler 1963
 Alismatales - Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton pygmaeus
Potamogeton pygmaeus Chandler 1925 pondweed
 Alismatales - Hydrocharitaceae
Stratiotes minutissimus n. sp., Stratiotes hantonensis
Stratiotes minutissimus n. sp. Chandler 1963
Stratiotes hantonensis Chandler 1960
 Alismales - Alismaceae
? Alisma sp.
? Alisma sp. Linnaeus 1753 water-plantain
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Alnus poolensis n. sp.
Alnus poolensis n. sp. Chandler 1963 alder
 Fabales - Fabaceae
"? Leguminosae indet." = Fabaceae
"? Leguminosae indet." = Fabaceae Lindley 1836 legume
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiotheca sp.
Euphorbiotheca sp. Reid and Chandler 1933 spurge
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Rhamnospermum bilobatum
Rhamnospermum bilobatum Chandler 1925 buckthorn
 Rosales - Rosaceae
Rubus acutiformis
Rubus acutiformis Chandler 1925 bramble
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
"Spondiaecarpum operculatum" = Spondiaecarpon, ? Rhus sp.
"Spondiaecarpum operculatum" = Spondiaecarpon cashew
? Rhus sp. Linnaeus 1753 sumac
 Sapindales - Rutaceae
Phellodendron costatum, Rutaspermum excavatum
Phellodendron costatum Chandler 1925 citrus
Rutaspermum excavatum Chandler 1962 citrus
 Sapindales - Burseraceae
Palaeobursera lakensis
Palaeobursera lakensis Chandler 1962
 Malvales - Tiliaceae
? Tilia sp.
? Tilia sp. Linnaeus 1753 linden
 Rosids - Moraceae
Moraceae indet., Becktonia hantonensis
Moraceae indet. Link 1835 mulberry
Becktonia hantonensis Chandler 1961 mulberry
 Vitales - Vitaceae
Vitis "sp. 1", Vitis "sp. 2", Vitis "sp. 3", Vitis pygmaea
Vitis "sp. 1" Linnaeus 1753 grapevine
Vitis "sp. 2" Linnaeus 1753 grapevine
Vitis "sp. 3" Linnaeus 1753 grapevine
Vitis pygmaea Chandler 1961 grapevine
 Laurales - Lauraceae
Laurocarpum sp., Cinnamomum sp.
Laurocarpum sp. Reid and Chandler 1933 laurel
Cinnamomum sp. Schaeffer 1760 cinnamon
 Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
Palaeosinomenium hantonense n. sp.
Palaeosinomenium hantonense n. sp. Chandler 1963
 Violales - Flacourtiaceae
Oncoba rugosa
Oncoba rugosa Chandler 1962
 Proteales - Sabiaceae
? Meliosma sheppyensis
 Solanales - Solanaceae
"Solanispermum reniforme" = Solanispermum reniformis
"Solanispermum reniforme" = Solanispermum reniformis Chandler 1957 nightshade
 Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Hamamelidaceae indet., Protoaltingia hantonensis
Hamamelidaceae indet. Brown 1818 witch-hazel
Protoaltingia hantonensis Chandler 1962 witch-hazel
 Icacinales - Icacinaceae
Natsiatum eocenicum
Natsiatum eocenicum Chandler 1925 white pear
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
? Olea headonensis
? Olea headonensis Chandler 1961 olive
 Dipsacales - Caprifoliaceae
? Abelia sp.
? Abelia sp. Brown 1818 honeysuckle
 Cornales - Cornaceae
"Dunstania glandulosa" = Cornus glandulosa, Mastixicarpum crassum, Eomastixia rugosa
"Dunstania glandulosa" = Cornus glandulosa Chandler 1926 dogwood
Mastixicarpum crassum Chandler 1926
Eomastixia rugosa Zenker 1833
 Cornales - Nyssaceae
Nyssoidea eocenica
Nyssoidea eocenica Chandler 1962
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
"Palmae indet." = Arecaceae, Sabal sp., Calamus daemonorops
"Palmae indet." = Arecaceae von Berchtold and Presl 1820 palm
Sabal sp. Adanson 1763 palm
Calamus daemonorops Unger 1860 rattan
 Poales - Cyperaceae
Caricoidea angulata, Caricoidea obscura, Scirpus lakensis
Caricoidea angulata Chandler 1963 sedge
Caricoidea obscura Chandler 1960 sedge
Scirpus lakensis Chandler 1960 sedge
Dicotyledoneae
 Myrtales - Lythraceae
Palaeolythrum bournense, Microdiptera major n. sp.
Microdiptera major n. sp. Chandler 1963
 Ericales - Symplocaceae
Symplocos headonensis
Symplocos headonensis Chandler 1926 sweetleaf
 Ericales - Theaceae
"Hordwellia crassisperma" = Actinidia crassisperma, Actinidia eocenica n. sp., Actinidia poolensis n. sp.
"Hordwellia crassisperma" = Actinidia crassisperma Chandler 1926 tea
Actinidia eocenica n. sp. Chandler 1963 tea
Actinidia poolensis n. sp. Chandler 1963 tea
 Ericales - Pentaphylacaceae
? Cleyera stigmosa
? Cleyera stigmosa Ludwig 1859
 Papaverales - Capparidaceae
Capparidispermum poolense n. sp.
Capparidispermum poolense n. sp. Chandler 1963 caper
Angiospermae
  -
Carpolithus spinossissimus
Aspideae
  - Aspideae
? Hewardia regia
? Hewardia regia Gardner and Ettingshausen 1880
Polypodiopsida
  - Gleicheniaceae
Dicranopteris hantonensis
 Schizaeales - Polypodiidae
Lygodium kaulfussi, Anemia poolensis, Anemia subcretacea
Lygodium kaulfussi Heer climbing fern
Anemia poolensis Chandler 1955
Anemia subcretacea Gard and Ett 1880
 Polypodiales - Polypodiidae
Pteris eocenica, Adiantum ? sp., Adiantum apalophyllum
Pteris eocenica Gardner and Ettingshausen 1879
Adiantum ? sp. Linnaeus 1753
Adiantum apalophyllum Gardner and Ettingshausen 1880
  - Osmundaceae
"Osmunda lignitum" = Osmunda lignita
"Osmunda lignitum" = Osmunda lignita Giebel 1857
  - Polypodiaceae
Goniopteris bunburii
Acrostichum
  -
Acrostichum lanzaeanum