Warwick Slade (SU 275067) (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (51.0° N, 1.3° W: paleocoordinates 48.2° N, 5.0° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Barton Clay Formation, Middle Eocene (47.8 - 37.7 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: sandstone and shale

Collection methods: This collection based on fossils in stream gravels.

Primary reference: R. J. Cordiner and D. A. Bone. 1986. Exposures of the Barton Beds along the Highland Water in the New Forest, Hants. Tertiary Research 7(4):133-137 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 3263: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 28.07.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Hexactinellida
 Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae
Pleurostoma lima glass sponge
originally entered as "Pleurotoma lima"
Demospongiae
 Clavulina - Clionaidae
Entobia sp. Bronn 1838 demosponge
common
Pisces
  -
"Pisces indet." = Osteichthyes
"Pisces indet." = Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 bony fish
fish tooth
Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816 eagle ray
Gastropoda
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Sigapatella aperta slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella conoidea" = Haustator conoidea, Turritella edita
"Turritella conoidea" = Haustator conoidea Sowerby 1814 turret shell
abundant
Turritella edita turret shell
abundant
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta sp. Conrad 1853 volute
Volutocorbis scabricula Linnaeus 1758 volute
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
"Eocantharus lavatus" = Cantharus (Eocantharus)
"Eocantharus lavatus" = Cantharus (Eocantharus) true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Bonellitia evulsa Solander 1766 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Rimella rimosa Solander 1766 true conch
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella sulcata Solander 1866 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caestocorbula costata clam
originally entered as "Caestrocorbula costata"
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama squamosa jewel box
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Cubitostrea plicata Solander 1766 oyster
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Stenolaemata
 Cyclostomata -
Cyclostomata indet. Busk 1852
"indet. 1" - originally entered as "Cyclostomata indet. 1"
Cyclostomata indet. Busk 1852
"indet. 2" - originally entered as "Cyclostomata indet. 2"
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata -
 Cheilostomata - Onychocellidae
 Cheilostomata - Lunulitidae
 Cheilostomata - Adeonidae
? Teichopora clavata
originally entered as "?Teichopora clavata"
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758