Brockenhurst (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (50.8° N, 1.6° W: paleocoordinates 49.3° N, 5.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Headon Beds Formation, Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)

• (NP19-20) Late Priabonian

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; sandy mudstone

• ...presence of the species together in modern collections would signify a shallow, high energy environment.

•... there is no indication that the English deposits represent accumulating coral reefs. The presence of sturdy forms in such a setting is enigmatic , although one suggestion could be that the paleohabitat experienced strong tidal movement rather than wave activity...

• muds, sandy muds and muddy sands

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C. C. Wallace. 2008. New species and records from the Eocene of England and France support early diversification of the coral genus Acropora. Journal of Paleontology 82(2):313-328 [W. Kiessling/A. Girndt]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 79433: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Antje Girndt on 08.03.2008

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Acropora roemeri, Acropora anglica, Acropora britannica n. sp.
Acropora roemeri Duncan 1866 stony coral
Acropora anglica Duncan 1866 stony coral
Acropora britannica n. sp. Wallace 2008 stony coral