PBDB Collection

Creechbarrow Hill (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (50.7° N, 2.1° W: paleocoordinates 48.5° N, 6.0° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: MP16 zone, Creechbarrow Limestone Formation, Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

• This is the only known outcrop of the Creechbarrow Limestone, ranges in thickness from 0-16 m and lies above unnamed sands and clays

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•"Chreechbarrow Hill is dated to mammal Paleogene Reference Level MP16 and the lautricense-siderolithicum Zone, by comparison with continental European faunas" (Benton et al., 2005)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; oncoidal, shelly/skeletal, yellow, sandy marl and intraclastic, shelly/skeletal, yellow, silty, sandy marl

• in general it's a buff marl containing variable sized limestone clasts, the limestone (sensu stricto) is a cream coloured, mottled with buff, soft to hard, massive micritic limestone with drusy sparite, scattered angular to subangular quartz grains up to 1mm in diameter, oncoliths often containing [molluscs and vertebrate remains]. Hard limestone in recent excavations was mainly encountered in the basal rubbly soid layer (A).

•buff marl: a buff calcareous silty clay with abundant angular to subangular quartz grains up to 1 m m in diameter and containing limestone clasts. It also contains oncoliths often containing [mollusc] and vertebrate remains and derived silicified Cretacous bryozoans.

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: cast, trace

Primary reference: W. H. Hudleston. 1902. Creechbarrow: An Essay in Purbeck Geology. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History Museum and Antiquarian Field Club 23:146-190 [J. Alroy/E. Leckey/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 39014: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Erin Leckey on 18.05.2004, edited by Jelle Zijlstra, Terri Cleary and Philip Mannion

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Dictulumus leporinus⁸, "Filholia" sp.⁵, Palaeoxestina occlusa⁵, ? Mixotherium sp.⁶ Dictulumus leporinus⁸ from the pit highest on the east side of the hill "Filholia" sp.⁵ originally reported in another ref (unknown which) Palaeoxestina occlusa⁵ originally reported in another ref (unknown which) ? Mixotherium sp.⁶
Actinopteri
Teleostei -	Teleostei indet.⁵ Teleostei indet.⁵ palatal bones
Characiformes -	Characoidei indet.⁵ Characoidei indet.⁵ teeth
Teleostei -	? Siluriformes indet.⁵ ? Siluriformes indet.⁵ catfish dermal bones
Reptilia
Loricata -	"Crocodilia indet." = Crocodylia⁵ "Crocodilia indet." = Crocodylia⁵ Owen 1842 crocodilian
Squamata - Russellophiidae	Russellophis sp.⁴ Russellophis sp.⁴ Rage 1975 snake
Testudines - Emydidae	Emys sp.⁷ Emys sp.⁷ Dumeril 1806 pond turtle eggs of Trionyx or Emys, or may be casts of Helicidae
Testudines - Trionychidae	Trionyx sp.⁷ Trionyx sp.⁷ Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809 softshell turtle
Mammalia
Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae	Amphiperatherium fontense⁶, Amphiperatherium aff. goethei⁶ Amphiperatherium fontense⁶ Crochet 1979 marsupial Amphiperatherium aff. goethei⁶ Crochet 1979 marsupial
Macroscelidea - Amphilemuridae	Gesneropithex figularis n. sp.⁶ Gesneropithex figularis n. sp.⁶ elephant shrew
Condylarthra - Paroxyclaenidae	Vulpavoides cooperi n. sp.⁶ Vulpavoides cooperi n. sp.⁶ Hooker 1986 placental
Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae	"Propalaeotherium cf. parvulum" = Eurohippus parvulus⁵, Lophiotherium siderolithicum⁶, Palaeotherium sp.⁷, Plagiolophus curtisi⁶ "Propalaeotherium cf. parvulum" = Eurohippus parvulus⁵ Laurillard 1849 odd-toed ungulate Lophiotherium siderolithicum⁶ Pictet 1857 odd-toed ungulate Palaeotherium sp.⁷ Cuvier 1804 odd-toed ungulate isolated tooth Plagiolophus curtisi⁶ Hooker 1986 odd-toed ungulate aff. sp. nov. in prep (Hooker)
Placentalia -	Artiodactyla indet.⁶ Artiodactyla indet.⁶ even-toed ungulate
Artiodactyla - Xiphodontidae	Dichodon sp.⁵, Dichodon cf. cervinus⁶ Dichodon sp.⁵ Owen even-toed ungulate Dichodon cf. cervinus⁶ Owen 1848 even-toed ungulate
Artiodactyla - Anoplotheriidae	Dacrytherium elegans⁶ Dacrytherium elegans⁶ Filhol 1884 even-toed ungulate
Artiodactyla - Choeropotamidae	Haplobunodon venatorum n. sp.⁶, Amphirhagatherium louisi³, ? Choeropotamus sp.⁶ Haplobunodon venatorum n. sp.⁶ Hooker 1986 even-toed ungulate Amphirhagatherium louisi³ Sudre 1978 even-toed ungulate HZM 1.32665 M3 dex. [two fragments restored, CL 9.24 (e) CW 10.92 mm (e) (Fig. 20]. ? Choeropotamus sp.⁶ Desmarest 1822 even-toed ungulate
Artiodactyla - Cebochoeridae	Acotherulum campichii⁶, Cebochoerus robiacensis⁶ Acotherulum campichii⁶ Pictet 1855 even-toed ungulate Cebochoerus robiacensis⁶ Deperet 1917 even-toed ungulate
Artiodactyla - Mixtotheriidae	Mixtotherium aff. gresslyi⁶ Mixtotherium aff. gresslyi⁶ Rutimeyer 1891 even-toed ungulate
Artiodactyla - Dichobunidae	? Hyperdichobune "sp. 2"⁶, Hyperdichobune "sp. 1"⁶, Dichobune robertiana³ ? Hyperdichobune "sp. 2"⁶ Stehlin 1910 even-toed ungulate Hyperdichobune "sp. 1"⁶ Stehlin 1910 even-toed ungulate Dichobune robertiana³ Gervais 1848 even-toed ungulate HZM 1.33150 m3 dex. CL 6.7 (e) CW 4.22 mm (hypoconulid missing, Fig. 18a-c, Pl. 3).
Creodonta -	Allopterodon minor³ Allopterodon minor³ Lange-Badré 1979 creodont HZM 1.36450 buccal fragment M1 sin. CL [parastyle to metacone 3.84 mm. Parastyle to metastyle 4.48 mm (Fig. 12a-b)].
Theriamorpha -	? Miacis sp.⁶ ? Miacis sp.⁶ Cope 1872 placental Creodonta or Carnivora
Carnivora - Miacidae	Miacinae indet.⁶ Miacinae indet.⁶ Cope 1880 carnivoran
Theriamorpha -	Paramiacis indet.³, Paramiacis exilis³, Paramiacis teilhardi³ Paramiacis indet.³ Filhol 1876 placental HZM 12.36909 I1 or 2 CL 1.60 CW 1.41 mm; HZM 11.36470 ?I3 CL 1.41 CW 1.25 mm; HZM 1.30592 I1or2CL1.47CW1.41mm;HZM8.33843I1or2CL 1.60 CW 1.38 mm; HZM 6.32831 ?I3 sin. CL 1.47 CW 1.54 mm; HZM 13.35511 ?I3 CW 1.44; HZM 12.35260 I3 sin.?CL 1.60 CW 1.34 mm; HZM 10.34054 I1 or 2 CW 1.47 mm; HZM 4.31539 ?upper canine tip and part shaft CL 2.18 (e) CH 4.86 mm (e). (Fig. 16a). Paramiacis exilis³ Filhol 1876 placental HZM 13.36847 lingual fragment M1-2 dex. CL (at protocone) 2.05 mm; HZM 12.36656 lingual fragment M1-2 dex. CL (at protocone) 2.18 mm (Fig. 14a); HZM 5.32740 trigonid m1 dex. TRI W 2.69 TRI L 2.75 mm (Fig. 15d-f); HZM 9.34053 trigo- nid m1 sin. TRI W 2.82 TRI L 2.50 mm; HZM 11.34417 trigonid m1 dex. TRI W 2.82 TRI L 2.69 mm; HZM 3.31333 m2 dex. CL 2.88 TRI W 1.82 TAL W 2.02 mm (Fig. 14b-d); HZM 3.38849 trigonid m2 dex. TRI W 2.56 mm (Fig. 13a-d). Paramiacis teilhardi³ Mathis 1987 placental HZM 1.35504 trigonid m1 sin. TRI W 3.52 TRI L 3.20 mm (Fig. 15a-c); HZM 2.30732 part trigonid m1 dex. (two fragments restored) TRI L 3.52 mm (Fig. 16f); HZM 3.38849 trigonid m2 dex. TRI W 2.56 mm (Fig. 13a- d).
Theriamorpha - Talpidae	Eotalpa anglica³ Eotalpa anglica³ Sigé et al. 1977 mole HZM 1.37259, talonid m1-2 dex
Theriamorpha - Nyctitheriidae	Saturninia aff. mamertensis³, Scraeva sp.⁶, Cryptotopos hartenbergeri³ Saturninia aff. mamertensis³ Sigé 1976 placental HZM 11.34232 M1-2 dex. CL 0.96 CW 1.89 LLL 0.90 mm (Fig. 3a, b); HZM 1.31647 lingual lobe M1- 2 dex. LLL 0.96 mm; HZM 4.31754 lingual lobe M1-2 dex. LLL 0.90 mm; HZM 24.38134 lingual lobe M1-2, LLL 0.93 mm; HZM 20.38334 lingual lobe M1-2 dex LLLa-p 0.96 mm; HZM 22.37964 trigonid p4 dex. TRI W 0.83 mm; HZM 19.37529 trigonid p4 dex. TRI W 0.80 mm; HZM 23.38025 trigonid p4 dex. TRI W 0.83 mm; HZM 16.34848 trigonid p4 sin. TRI W 0.83 mm; HZM 15.34652 trigonid p4 sin. TRI W 0.83 mm; HZM 22.38863 trigonid p4 sin. TRI W 0.74 mm; HZM 23.38903 trigonid p4 dex. TRI W 0.77 mm; HZM 18.36629 trigonid m1-3 sin. TRI W 1.09 mm; HZM 18.37499 trigonid m1-3 dex. TRI W 0.90 mm; HZM 21.37706 trigonid m1-3 sin. TRI W 1.02 mm; HZM 21.38616 trigonid m1-3 dex. TRI W 1.02 mm; HZM 17.35188 part trigonid m1-3 dex. TRI W 1.02 mm; HZM 5.31829 trigonid m1-3 sin. TRI W 1.09 mm; HZM 6.32004 trigonid m1-3 dex. TRI W 1.02 mm; HZM 7.32445 trigonid m1-3 dex. TRI W 0.96 mm; HZM 8.32768 trigonid m1-3 sin. TRI W 1.09 mm (Fig. 4a, b); HZM 20.37639 trigonid m1-3 dex. TRI W 0.99 mm; HZM 21.38616 trigonid m1-3 dex. TRI W 1.02 mm; HZM 14.34523 trigonid m1-3 dex. TRI W 0.99 mm; HZM 19.36945 talonid m1-2 sin. TAL W 0.90 mm; HZM 3.31796 talonid m1-2 sin. TAL W 0.90 mm (Fig. 4c, d); HZM 17.36399 talonid m3 sin. TAL W 0.80 mm. Scraeva sp.⁶ Cray 1973 placental Cryptotopos hartenbergeri³ placental HZM 21.377813 P4 sin. CL 2.21+ CW 2.88 mm; HZM 18.37592 P4 sin. CL 1.73 (e) CW 1.47 mm; HZM 14.36526 lingual lobe M1-2 sin. LLL 1.15 mm; HZM 5.31025 lingual lobe M1-2 sin. LLL 1.28 mm; HZM 6.33938 lingual lobe M1-2 dex. LLL 1.28 mm (Fig. 5c, d); HZM 4.32468 lingual lobe M1-2 sin. LLL 1.18 mm; HZM 8.33763 lingual lobe M1-2 sin. LLL 1.22 mm; HZM 3.32060 lingual lobe M1-2 sin. LLL 1.15 mm; HZM 7.35326 lingual lobe M1-2 dex. LLL 1.15 mm (Fig. 5a, b); HZM 9.35825 part lingual lobe M1-2 sin; HZM 20.377812 part p4 dex. TAL W 0.77 mm; HZM 1.35405 p4 dex. CL 1.54 TRI W 0.80 TAL W 0.86 mm (Fig. 6a-c); HZM 10.35883 p4 dex. CL 1.60 TRI W 0.90 TAL W 0.80 mm (Fig. 6d-f); HZM 19.37768 trigonid p4 dex. TRI W 0.83 mm; HZM 16.36846 trigonid p4 dex. TRI W 0.77 mm; HZM 13.36230 trigonid p4 sin. TRI W 0.90 mm (Fig. 7a- c); HZM 15.36527 trigonid p4 sin. TRI W 0.80 mm; HZM 12.34463 trigonid ?p4 sin. TRI W 0.86 mm; HZM 12.38292 dp4 sin. CL 1.66 TRI W 0.77 TAL W 0.70 mm; HZM 13. 34483 trigonid m1-2 dex. TRI W 1.02 mm; HZM 2.33830 m3 sin. CL 1.22 TRI W 0.90 TAL W 0.64 mm (Fig. 6g-i).
Rodentia - Theridomyidae	Suevosciurus authodon n. sp.⁶ Suevosciurus authodon n. sp.⁶ Hooker 1986 rodent
Rodentia - Pseudosciuridae	Treposciurus preecei n. sp.¹, "Treposciurus helveticus" = Treposciurus mutabilis helveticus⁶, Sciuroides rissonei n. sp.⁶ Treposciurus preecei n. sp.¹ Hooker 1986 rodent "Treposciurus helveticus" = Treposciurus mutabilis helveticus⁶ Schmidt-Kittler 1971 rodent Sciuroides rissonei n. sp.⁶ Hooker 1986 rodent
Rodentia - Ischyromyidae	Ailuravus stehlinschaubi⁶, "? Manitshinae indet." = Manitshini⁶, Plesiarctomys indet.³, Plesiarctomys hurzeleri⁶, Plesiarctomys curranti n. sp.⁶, Patriarchamys batesi² Ailuravus stehlinschaubi⁶ Wood 1976 rodent "? Manitshinae indet." = Manitshini⁶ Simpson rodent very small incisors Plesiarctomys indet.³ Bravard 1848 rodent HZM 1.31219 incisor fragment; HZM 2.31220 incisor fragment; HZM 3.32269 incisor fragment; HZM 4.32302 incisor fragment; HZM 5.32734 incisor fragment; HZM 8.33441 upper incisor fragment; HZM 9.34213 part lower incisor; HZM 11.36149 lower incisor tip; HZM 12.36231 incisor tip; HZM 11.37925 incisor fragment; HZM 13.37019 incisor fragment; HZM 9.34609 incisor fragment; HZM 14.38757 incisor fragment. Plesiarctomys hurzeleri⁶ rodent Plesiarctomys curranti n. sp.⁶ Hooker 1986 rodent Patriarchamys batesi² Harrison 2006 rodent
Primates - Adapidae	Adapinae indet.⁶, Adapis laharpi³, "Europolemur collinsonae n. sp." = Adapis collinsonae⁶, Leptadapis aff. magnus⁶ Adapinae indet.⁶ Trouessart 1879 primate Adapis laharpi³ primate HZM 1.34240 ?m2 dex. CL 5.89, TRI W 3.07, TAL W 3.46 mm (Fig. 8a-c ). "Europolemur collinsonae n. sp." = Adapis collinsonae⁶ Hooker 1986 primate Leptadapis aff. magnus⁶ Filhol 1874 primate
Primates - Omomyidae	Microchoerus wardi n. sp.⁶, Pseudoloris cf. crusafonti⁵, "Nannopithex quaylei n. sp." = Vectipithex quaylei⁶, Nannopithex sp.⁶ Microchoerus wardi n. sp.⁶ Hooker 1986 tarsier Pseudoloris cf. crusafonti⁵ Louis and Sudre 1975 tarsier "Nannopithex quaylei n. sp." = Vectipithex quaylei⁶ Hooker 1986 tarsier Nannopithex sp.⁶ Stehlin 1916 tarsier
Chiroptera -	Microchiroptera "indet. 1"⁶, Microchiroptera "indet. 2"⁶, Microchiroptera "indet. 3"⁶, Microchiroptera "indet. 4"⁶ Microchiroptera "indet. 1"⁶ Dobson 1875 bat Microchiroptera "indet. 2"⁶ Dobson 1875 bat Microchiroptera "indet. 3"⁶ Dobson 1875 bat Microchiroptera "indet. 4"⁶ Dobson 1875 bat
Cimolesta - Apatemyidae	Heterohyus sp.⁵, Heterohyus cf. sudrei⁶, Heterohyus aff. nanus⁶, Heterohyus morinionensis n. sp.⁶ Heterohyus sp.⁵ Gervais 1848 eutherian Heterohyus cf. sudrei⁶ Sigé 1975 eutherian Heterohyus aff. nanus⁶ Teihard de Chardin 1916 eutherian Heterohyus morinionensis n. sp.⁶ Hooker 1986 eutherian
Gastropoda
Cerithiacea - Melaniidae	"? Melanidae indet." = Melaniidae "? Melanidae indet." = Melaniidae Gray snail
Architaenioglossa - Viviparidae	Paludina sp., Paludina aff. concinna, Viviparus angulosus⁵, cf. Viviparus sp.⁵ Paludina sp. Férussac 1812 snail Paludina aff. concinna snail Viviparus angulosus⁵ snail probably originally reported by Arkell 1947 cf. Viviparus sp.⁵ Montfort 1810 snail probably originally reported by Arkell 1947
Architaenioglossa - Diplommatinidae	Cochlostoma cf. heterostoma⁵ Cochlostoma cf. heterostoma⁵ snail
Architaenioglossa - Cyclophoridae	Cyclotus sp.⁷, Cyclotus cinctus⁷ Cyclotus sp.⁷ Guilding in Swainson 1840 snail Cyclotus cinctus⁷ snail may be "cinclus"
Cerithioidea - Melanopsidae	Melanopsis sp., Melanopsis brevis Melanopsis sp. Férussac 1807 snail Melanopsis brevis snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	"Voluta geminata" = Athleta (Neoathleta) geminata⁷ "Voluta geminata" = Athleta (Neoathleta) geminata⁷ Edwards 1854 volute
Sorbeoconcha - Pomatiasidae	Bembridgia cincta⁵ Bembridgia cincta⁵ periwinkle originally reported in another ref (unknown which)
Stylommatophora - Milacidae	Milax cf. latus⁵ Milax cf. latus⁵ slug
Stylommatophora - Helicidae	Helix sp.⁷, Helix occlusa⁷ Helix sp.⁷ Linnaeus 1758 slug Helix occlusa⁷ slug
Stylommatophora - Camaenidae	Amphidromus ellipticus⁷ Amphidromus ellipticus⁷ slug
Stylommatophora - Spiraxidae	Palaeoglandina costellata⁵ Palaeoglandina costellata⁵ slug originally reported in another ref (unknown which)
Stylommatophora - Clausiliidae	Clausilia sp.⁷, Clausilia striatula⁷ Clausilia sp.⁷ Draparnaud 1805 slug Clausilia striatula⁷ slug
Stylommatophora - Achatinidae	Achatina costellata⁷ Achatina costellata⁷ slug
Bivalvia
Unionida - Unionidae	Unio brightoni n. sp.⁹ Unio brightoni n. sp.⁹ freshwater mussel from the pit on the west side of the hill
Lucinida - Lucinidae	cf. Lucina sp. cf. Lucina sp. Bruguière 1797 clam
Bryozoa
-	Bryozoa indet.⁵ Bryozoa indet.⁵ Ehrenberg 1831 either ?Vincularia or Quadricellaria sp.
Stenolaemata
Cyclostomata - Eleidae	Meliceritites sp.⁵ Meliceritites sp.⁵
Gymnolaemata
Cheilostomata -	"? Ascophora indet." = Ascophorina⁵ "? Ascophora indet." = Ascophorina⁵ Levinsen 1909
Polychaeta
Sabellida - Serpulidae	cf. Ditrupa sp. cf. Ditrupa sp. Berkeley 1835
Insecta
-	Insecta indet.⁵ Insecta indet.⁵ Linnaeus 1758 insect two species, including "eggs"
unclassified
-	"? Cyanophyta indet." = Cyanobacteria⁵ "? Cyanophyta indet." = Cyanobacteria⁵ Stanier 1973

¹Comte et al. 2012; ²Harrison 2006; ³Harrison et al. 2012; ⁴Holman et al. 2006; ⁵Hooker 1977; ⁶Hooker 1986; ⁷Keeping 1910; ⁸Keeping 1912; ⁹Woodward 1965