Black Ven landslip (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)

Also known as landslide

Where: England, United Kingdom (50.7° N, 2.9° W: paleocoordinates 37.2° N, 3.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Charmouth Mudstone Formation (Lias Group), Sinemurian (199.3 - 190.8 Ma)

• from the Topstones Bed (Obtusum zone)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marginal marine; nodular marl

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: concretion

Collected by D. Sole, P. Langham, J. Anderson, A. Sole, C. Endecott, R. Taylor, B. Abbott in 2000–2010

Collection methods: surface (in situ), mechanical, acetic,

Primary reference: D. Naish and D. M. Martill. 2007. Dinosaurs of Great Britain and the role of the Geological Society of London in their discovery: basal Dinosauria and Saurischia. Journal of the Geological Society, London 164:493-510 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 84559: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 31.10.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Ornithischia -
Scelidosaurus harrisonii Owen 1861 ornithischian
complete skeleton, BRSMG LEGL 0004