PBDB Collection

Lee-on-the-Solent, Selsey Formation, L7i-L7iv (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 "Pinna Bed", L7i-L7iv

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marginal marine; glauconitic, gray, silty, sandy claystone and bioturbated, concretionary, pebbly, shelly/skeletal, gray, green, silty, sandy claystone

• The Selsey formation is fine silty and sandy, glauconitic clay. The Pinna Bed is grey/green/brown sandy silty clays, bioturbated with occasional black pebbles and shells, concretions and slickensides

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 41996: 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

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unclassified
-	Netuma plana Netuma plana
Reptilia
-	Reptilia indet. Reptilia indet. Laurenti 1768 reptile
Testudines - Cheloniidae	Lytoloma sp., "Chelone" sp. Lytoloma sp. Cope 1870 sea turtle "Chelone" sp. Linnaeus 1758 sea turtle
Aves
-	Aves indet. Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird
Actinopteri
Teleostei -	Teleostei indet. Teleostei indet.
Albuliformes - Albulidae	Pterothrissus cristatus Pterothrissus cristatus bonefish
Anguilliformes - Congridae	Conger sp., Conger productus, Paraconger sauvagei Conger sp. Schaeffer 1760 conger eel Conger productus conger eel Paraconger sauvagei Priem 1906 conger eel
Elopiformes - Phyllodontidae	Egertonia sp. Egertonia sp. Cocchi 1866
Gadiformes - Gadidae	Trisopterus dimidiatus Trisopterus dimidiatus
Acanthomorphata - Opistognathidae	Opistognathus tertius Opistognathus tertius
Pleuronectiformes - Soleidae	"Solea bartonensis" = Eosolea bartonensis "Solea bartonensis" = Eosolea bartonensis Frost 1934 flatfish
Tetraodontiformes - Eotrigonodontidae	Eotrigonodon serratus Eotrigonodon serratus Gervais 1852
Acanthomorphata - Haemulidae	Xenistius novus, Pomadasys latus, "Lutianus kokeni" = Haemulidarum kokeni Xenistius novus Pomadasys latus "Lutianus kokeni" = Haemulidarum kokeni Leriche 1905
Labriformes - Labridae	Platylaemus colei, Pseudosphaerodon cf. antiquus Platylaemus colei Dixon 1850 Pseudosphaerodon cf. antiquus Casier 1966
Perciformes - Serranidae	Prolates sp. Prolates sp. Priem 1899 perch-like fish
Perciformes - Sparidae	Sparus sp., Dentex ovatus Sparus sp. Linnaeus 1758 perch-like fish Dentex ovatus perch-like fish
Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae	Ogilbia subregularis Ogilbia subregularis
Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae	Neobythites subregularis, Hoplobrotula waltoni Neobythites subregularis Hoplobrotula waltoni
Kurtiformes - Apogonidae	Apogon bellovacinus Apogon bellovacinus Priem 1911 Cardinalfish
Syngnathiformes - Callionymidae	Callionymus sp. Callionymus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Scombriformes - Scombridae	"Cybium proosti" = Palaeocybium proosti "Cybium proosti" = Palaeocybium proosti Storms 1895
Scombriformes -	Sphyraenodus striata, Sphyraenodus lerichei Sphyraenodus striata Sphyraenodus lerichei Casier 1944
Scombriformes - Trichiuridae	Trichiurides winkleri, Trichiurides gulincki, Trichiurides sagittidens Trichiurides winkleri Trichiurides gulincki Trichiurides sagittidens Winkler 1874
Beryciformes - Monocentridae	Monocentris cristata Monocentris cristata
Acanthomorphata - Trachinidae	Trachinus sp. Trachinus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Osteichthyes
Acipenseriformes -	Cylindracanthus rectus Cylindracanthus rectus Agassiz 1843 ray-finned fish
Chondrichthyes
Myliobatiformes - Gymnuridae	Gymnura sp. Gymnura sp. Van Hasselt 1823 stingray
Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae	Aetobatus irregularis Aetobatus irregularis Agassiz 1843 stingray
Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae	Burnhamia sp., Burnhamia daviesi, "Myliobatis dixoni" = Aetomylaeus dixoni, "Myliobatis striatus" = Aetomylaeus striatus Burnhamia sp. Cappetta 1976 eagle ray Burnhamia daviesi Woodward 1889 eagle ray "Myliobatis dixoni" = Aetomylaeus dixoni Agassiz 1843 eagle ray "Myliobatis striatus" = Aetomylaeus striatus Agassiz 1843 eagle ray
Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae	Dasyatis jaekeli Dasyatis jaekeli Leriche 1906 whiptail stingray
Myliobatiformes -	Coupatezia woutersi Coupatezia woutersi Cappetta 1982 stingray
Selachii -	Selachii indet. Selachii indet. shark
Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae	Heterodontus sp., Heterodontus woodwardi Heterodontus sp. de Blainville 1816 bullhead shark Heterodontus woodwardi Casier 1946 bullhead shark
Squaliformes - Dalatiidae	Isistius trituratus Isistius trituratus Winkler 1874 shark
Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae	Rhinobatos bruxelliense Rhinobatos bruxelliense guitarfish
Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae	Pristis lathami Pristis lathami Galeotti 1837 sawfish
Rhinopristiformes - Rhynchobatidae	Rhynchobatus vincenti Rhynchobatus vincenti Jaekel 1894 wedgefish
Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae	Notorhynchus kempi Notorhynchus kempi sevengill shark
Lamniformes - Odontaspididae	Jaekelotodus trigonalis, Hypotodus verticalis, ""Lamna" lerichei" = Brachycarcharias lerichei, Odontaspis winkleri Jaekelotodus trigonalis Jackel 1895 sand tiger shark Hypotodus verticalis Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark ""Lamna" lerichei" = Brachycarcharias lerichei Casier 1946 sand tiger shark Odontaspis winkleri Leriche 1905 sand tiger shark
Lamniformes -	Isurolamna affinis Isurolamna affinis mackerel shark
Lamniformes - Lamnidae	Isurus praecursor 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
Orectolobiformes - Hemiscylliidae	Hemiscyllium bruxelliense Hemiscyllium bruxelliense carpet shark
Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae	Nebrius thielensi Nebrius thielensi nurse shark
Orectolobiformes - Brachaeluridae	Eostegostoma angusta Eostegostoma angusta carpet shark
Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae	Physogaleus secundus Physogaleus secundus Winkler 1876 requiem shark
Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae	Galeocerdo latidens Galeocerdo latidens Agassiz 1835 tiger shark
Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae	Scyliorhinus sp., Scyliorhinus pattersoni, Abdounia sp., Abdounia lapierrei, "Scyliorhinus gilberti" = Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) gilberti Scyliorhinus sp. Blainville 1816 cat shark Scyliorhinus pattersoni Cappetta 1976 cat shark Abdounia sp. Cappetta 1980 cat shark Abdounia lapierrei cat shark "Scyliorhinus gilberti" = Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) gilberti Casier 1946 cat shark
Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae	Galeorhinus ypresiensis, Triakis wardi Galeorhinus ypresiensis Casier 1946 school shark Triakis wardi hound shark