Lee-on-the-Solent, Selsey Formation, L6i-L6iii (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (50.8° N, 1.2° W: paleocoordinates 47.6° N, 4.6° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Selsey Formation (Bracklesham Group), Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• Kemp calls the Selsey a "division", Hooker, 1996 calls it a formation. These beds are part of the "Miocardia Bed", L6i-L6iii

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marginal marine; glauconitic, gray, silty, sandy claystone and glauconitic, shelly/skeletal, brown, gray, green, silty, carbonaceous sandstone

• The Selsey formation is fine silty and sandy, glauconitic clay. The Miocardia Bed is green/gray/brown silty sand with glauconite with "bored drifted logs" and shells rare

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: sieve

Primary reference: D. Kemp. 1985. The Selsey Division (Bracklesham Group) at Lee-on-the-Solent, Gosport, (Hants). Tertiary Research 7(2):35-44 [J. Alroy/E. Leckey/E. Leckey]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 41994: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Erin Leckey on 22.07.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Sharks: teeth, vertebrae & cartilage Rays: dentitions, isolated teeth & spines

•Chimaeroids: plates & spines Teleosts: skulls, teeth, jaw parts, otoliths

•Reptiles: bones, carapace & skulls Birds: limb bones

unclassified
  -
Actinopteri
 Teleostei -
 Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
 Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae
 Pleuronectiformes - Soleidae
"Solea bartonensis" = Eosolea bartonensis
"Solea bartonensis" = Eosolea bartonensis Frost 1934 flatfish
 Scombriformes - Palaeorhynchidae
Aglyptorhynchus sp. Casier 1966
 Scombriformes -
 Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
 Scombriformes - Scombridae
"Cybium proosti" = Palaeocybium proosti
"Cybium proosti" = Palaeocybium proosti Storms 1895
 Syngnathiformes - Callionymidae
Callionymus sp. Linnaeus 1758
 Acanthomorphata - Haemulidae
 Labriformes - Labridae
 Acanthomorphata - Lutjanidae
"Lutianus concavus" = Lutjanus
"Lutianus concavus" = Lutjanus
 Tetraodontiformes - Eotrigonodontidae
Eotrigonodon serratus Gervais 1852
 Perciformes - Serranidae
Prolates sp. Priem 1899 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Sparidae
Sparus sp. Linnaeus 1758 perch-like fish
 Kurtiformes - Apogonidae
Apogon boulei Cardinalfish
Apogon bellovacinus Priem 1911 Cardinalfish
 Acanthomorphata - Trachinidae
Trachinus sp. Linnaeus 1758
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
 Elopiformes - Phyllodontidae
Egertonia sp. Cocchi 1866
 Anguilliformes - Congridae
Conger sp. Schaeffer 1760 conger eel
Conger productus conger eel
Reptilia
  -
Reptilia indet. Laurenti 1768 reptile
Aves
  -
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird
Reptilia
 Testudines - Cheloniidae
"Chelone" sp. Linnaeus 1758 sea turtle
Lytoloma sp. Cope 1870 sea turtle
Osteichthyes
 Acipenseriformes -
Cylindracanthus rectus Agassiz 1843 ray-finned fish
Chondrichthyes
 Chimaeriformes - Edaphodontidae
"Edaphodon bucklandi" = Edaphodon eurygnathus
"Edaphodon bucklandi" = Edaphodon eurygnathus Agassiz 1843 chimaera
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis jaekeli Leriche 1906 whiptail stingray
 Myliobatiformes -
Coupatezia woutersi Cappetta 1982 stingray
 Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae
Aetobatus sp. Blainville 1816 stingray
Aetobatus irregularis Agassiz 1843 stingray
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
"Myliobatis dixoni" = Aetomylaeus dixoni Agassiz 1843 eagle ray
"Myliobatis striatus" = Aetomylaeus striatus Agassiz 1843 eagle ray
Burnhamia sp. Cappetta 1976 eagle ray
Burnhamia daviesi Woodward 1889 eagle ray
Myliobatis latidens Woodward 1888 eagle ray
Myliobatis toliapicus Agassiz 1843 eagle ray
Rhinoptera sherborni White 1926 cownose ray
 Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
 Rhinopristiformes - Rhynchobatidae
Rhynchobatus vincenti Jaekel 1894 wedgefish
 Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Pristis lathami Galeotti 1837 sawfish
Anoxypristis sp. White and Moy-Thomas 1941 sawfish
 Selachii -
 Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Heterodontus sp. de Blainville 1816 bullhead shark
Heterodontus woodwardi Casier 1946 bullhead shark
"Heterodontus vincenti" = Cestracion vincenti Leriche 1905 bullhead shark
 Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
Squatina prima Winkler 1874 angel shark
 Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae
Notorhynchus kempi sevengill shark
 Orectolobiformes - Brachaeluridae
 Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo latidens Agassiz 1835 tiger shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
"Scyliorhinus gilberti" = Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) gilberti Casier 1946 cat shark
Abdounia sp. Cappetta 1980 cat shark
"Galeorhinus recticonus" = Abdounia recticonia Winkler 1873 cat shark
Scyliorhinus sp. Blainville 1816 cat shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Galeorhinus ypresiensis Casier 1946 school shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Physogaleus secundus Winkler 1876 requiem shark
 Lamniformes -
Isurolamna affinis mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Isurus praecursor Thurmond and Jones 1981 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Carchariidae
"Eugomphodus macrotus" = Carcharias, "Eugomphodus acutissima" = Carcharias, "Eugomphodus hopei" = Carcharias
"Eugomphodus macrotus" = Carcharias sand shark
"Eugomphodus acutissima" = Carcharias sand shark
"Eugomphodus hopei" = Carcharias sand shark
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Odontaspis winkleri Leriche 1905 sand tiger shark
Jaekelotodus trigonalis Jackel 1895 sand tiger shark
""Lamna" lerichei" = Brachycarcharias lerichei Casier 1946 sand tiger shark
Hypotodus verticalis Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark