PBDB Collection

Felixstow (Pleistocene of the United Kingdom)

Also known as Felixstowe

Where: England, United Kingdom (52.0° N, 1.4° E: paleocoordinates 52.0° N, 1.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Red Crag Formation, Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)

• Ludhamian & Pre-Lundhamian

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: foreshore; lithology not reported

• nearshore, intertidal sandflats, temperate

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ),

Primary reference: R. Lydekker. 1887. The Cetacea of the Suffolk Crag. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 43:7-18 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 48093: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 13.03.2005

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Proboscidea - Elephantidae	"Elephas meridionalis" = Mammuthus meridionalis⁴ "Elephas meridionalis" = Mammuthus meridionalis⁴ Nesti 1825 mammoth
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	"Mastodon angustidens" = Tetrabelodon angustidens⁸ "Mastodon angustidens" = Tetrabelodon angustidens⁸ Cuvier 1806 gomphothere
Carnivora - Odobenidae	"Trichecodon huxleyi n. gen. n. sp." = Ontocetus emmonsi² "Trichecodon huxleyi n. gen. n. sp." = Ontocetus emmonsi² Leidy 1859 walrus
Carnivora - Phocidae	Phoca indet.⁸ Phoca indet.⁸ Linnaeus 1758 seal
Carnivora - Ursidae	Ursus sp.⁸ Ursus sp.⁸ Linnaeus 1758 bear
Carnivora - Ailuridae	"Ailurus anglicus" = Parailurus anglicus⁵ "Ailurus anglicus" = Parailurus anglicus⁵ Dawkins 1888 red panda
Carnivora - Canidae	Canis sp.⁸ Canis sp.⁸ Linnaeus 1758 canine
Carnivora - Viverridae	Viverridae indet.⁸ Viverridae indet.⁸ Gray 1821 civet
Carnivora - Hyaenidae	Hyaena sp.² Hyaena sp.² Brisson 1762 hyaena
Carnivora - Felidae	Felis sp.⁸ Felis sp.⁸ Linnaeus 1758 cat
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	"Rhinoceros schleiermacheri" = Dihoplus schleiermacheri⁸, Rhinoceros sp.⁸ "Rhinoceros schleiermacheri" = Dihoplus schleiermacheri⁸ Kaup 1834 rhinoceros Rhinoceros sp.⁸ Linnaeus 1758 one-horned rhinoceros
Perissodactyla - Tapiridae	Tapirus priscus⁸ Tapirus priscus⁸ Kaup 1833 tapir
Cetacea - Ziphiidae	"Mesoplodon compressus" = Belemnoziphius compressus, "Choneziphius planirostris" = Choneziphius planirostris, "Choneziphius planus" = Choneziphius planirostris, "Choneziphius packardi n. sp." = Choneziphius planirostris³, Ziphius compressus n. sp.⁹, Hyperoodon sp., "Mesoplodon floweri n. sp." = Mesoplodon layardii, Ziphius gibbus n. sp.⁹, "Ziphius medilineatus n. sp." = Mesoplodon medilineatus⁹, "Mesoplodon longirostris" = Mesoplodon longirostris, "Mesoplodon angulatus" = Mesoplodon longirostris, "Mesoplodon angustus" = Mesoplodon longirostris, Ziphius tenuirostris n. sp.⁹ "Mesoplodon compressus" = Belemnoziphius compressus Huxley 1864 beaked whale "Choneziphius planirostris" = Choneziphius planirostris Cuvier 1824 beaked whale "Choneziphius planus" = Choneziphius planirostris Cuvier 1824 beaked whale "Choneziphius packardi n. sp." = Choneziphius planirostris³ Cuvier 1824 beaked whale Ziphius compressus n. sp.⁹ Owen 1870 beaked whale Hyperoodon sp. Lacépède 1804 beaked whale "Mesoplodon floweri n. sp." = Mesoplodon layardii Gray 1865 strap-toothed whale Ziphius gibbus n. sp.⁹ Owen 1870 beaked whale "Ziphius medilineatus n. sp." = Mesoplodon medilineatus⁹ Owen 1870 beaked whale "Mesoplodon longirostris" = Mesoplodon longirostris Cuvier 1824 beaked whale "Mesoplodon angulatus" = Mesoplodon longirostris Cuvier 1824 beaked whale "Mesoplodon angustus" = Mesoplodon longirostris Cuvier 1824 beaked whale Ziphius tenuirostris n. sp.⁹ Owen 1870 beaked whale
Cetacea - Monodontidae	Monodon monoceros⁶ Monodon monoceros⁶ Linnaeus 1758 narhwal
Cetacea - Delphinidae	"Globicephalus uncidens" = Globicephala uncidens, Lagenorhynchus acutus¹⁰, "Orca citoniensis" = Orcinus citoniensis "Globicephalus uncidens" = Globicephala uncidens Lankester 1864 pilot whale Lagenorhynchus acutus¹⁰ Gray 1828 dolphin "Orca citoniensis" = Orcinus citoniensis Capellini 1883 killer whale
Cetacea -	Hoplocetus ? curvidens, Hoplocetus crassidens, Hoplocetus borgerhoutensis, "Physodon grandis" = Scaldicetus grandis, "Homocetus villersi" = Scaldicetus caretti, "Eucetus amblyodon" = Scaldicetus caretti, "Physodon ? fusiformis" = Scaldicetus caretti Hoplocetus ? curvidens Gervais 1852 toothed whale Hoplocetus crassidens Gervais 1852 toothed whale Hoplocetus borgerhoutensis Du Bus 1872 toothed whale [entered as Hoplocetus borgehoutensis] "Physodon grandis" = Scaldicetus grandis Du Bus 1872 toothed whale "Homocetus villersi" = Scaldicetus caretti Du Bus 1867 toothed whale "Eucetus amblyodon" = Scaldicetus caretti Du Bus 1867 toothed whale "Physodon ? fusiformis" = Scaldicetus caretti Du Bus 1867 toothed whale
Cetacea - Physeteridae	Balaenodon physaloides n. gen. n. sp., Physeter sp.¹ Balaenodon physaloides n. gen. n. sp. Owen 1846 sperm whale Physeter sp.¹ Linnaeus 1758 sperm whale
Cetacea - Cetotheriidae	Herpetocetus scaldiensis, "Cetotherium brevifrons" = Heterocetus brevifrons Herpetocetus scaldiensis Van Beneden 1872 whale "Cetotherium brevifrons" = Heterocetus brevifrons Van Beneden 1872 whale
Cetacea - Balaenidae	"Balaena balaenopsis" = Balaenula balaenopsis, "Balaena insignis" = Balaenotus insignis, "Balaena primigenia" = Balaena primigenius "Balaena balaenopsis" = Balaenula balaenopsis Van Beneden 1872 right whale "Balaena insignis" = Balaenotus insignis Van Beneden 1872 right whale "Balaena primigenia" = Balaena primigenius Van Beneden 1872 right whale
Cetacea - Balaenopteridae	Megaptera affinis⁷, Balaenoptera borealina, Balaena gibbosa n. sp.⁷, Balaena affinis n. sp.⁷, Balaenoptera garopii, Balaena definata⁷, Balaena emarginata⁷ Megaptera affinis⁷ Van Beneden 1880 rorqual Balaenoptera borealina Van Beneden 1880 rorqual Balaena gibbosa n. sp.⁷ Owen 1843 rorqual Balaena affinis n. sp.⁷ Owen 1843 rorqual Balaenoptera garopii Van Beneden 1859 rorqual [entered as Balaenoptera garopi] Balaena definata⁷ Owen 1843 rorqual Balaena emarginata⁷ Owen 1843 rorqual
Cetacea -	"Megaptera ? similis" = Burtinopsis similis, "Megaptera minuta" = Burtinopsis minutus, "Cetotherium brialmonti" = Plesiocetus brialmontii, "Cetotherium dubium" = Plesiocetus dubius "Megaptera ? similis" = Burtinopsis similis Van Beneden 1872 whale "Megaptera minuta" = Burtinopsis minutus Van Beneden 1880 whale "Cetotherium brialmonti" = Plesiocetus brialmontii Van Beneden 1880 whale "Cetotherium dubium" = Plesiocetus dubius Van Beneden 1872 whale
Artiodactyla - Suidae	"Sus antiquus" = Hippopotamodon antiquus⁸ "Sus antiquus" = Hippopotamodon antiquus⁸ Kaup 1833 pig
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Cervidae indet.⁸, "Megaceros sp." = Megaloceros⁸, Cervus dicranocerus⁸ Cervidae indet.⁸ Gray 1821 deer "Megaceros sp." = Megaloceros⁸ Brookes 1828 Irish elk Cervus dicranocerus⁸ Kaup 1839 deer
Marrellomorpha
Marrellida -	Cetotherium ? hupschii Cetotherium ? hupschii Legg 2016 [entered as Cetotherium hupschi]

¹Charlesworth 1845; ²Lankester 1865; ³Lankester 1870; ⁴Newton 1882; ⁵Newton 1890; ⁶Newton 1891; ⁷Owen 1843; ⁸Owen 1856; ⁹Owen 1870; ¹⁰Whitmore 1987