Minnis North Mudflow: Coniacian, United Kingdom
collected by C.J. Underwood

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae
"Carcharias" informal sp. 2 Rafinesque 1810
Guinot et al. 2013
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Odontaspididae informal indet. 2 Müller and Henle 1839
Guinot et al. 2013
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Scapanorhynchus aff. raphiodon (Agassiz 1843)
Guinot et al. 2013
recombined as Lamna raphiodon
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Archaeolamnidae
Archaeolamna kopingensis (Davis 1890)
Guinot et al. 2013
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Pseudoscapanorhynchidae
Pseudoscapanorhynchus compressidens Herman 1977
Guinot et al. 2013
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae
Squalicorax aff. falcatus (Agassiz 1843)
Guinot et al. 2013
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Alopiidae
Paranomotodon angustidens (Reuss 1845)
Guinot et al. 2013
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Pseudoscyliorhinidae
Pseudoscyliorhinus reussi (Herman 1977)
Pseudoscyliorhinus schwarzhansi Müller and Diedrich 1991
Guinot et al. 2013
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Scyliorhinus ? dubius (Woodward 1889)
Guinot et al. 2013
Scyliorhinus aff. brumarivulensis Underwood and Ward 2008
? Cretascyliorhinus sp. Underwood and Mitchell 1999
Cretascyliorhinus destombesi (Cappetta 1977)
Guinot et al. 2013
Protoscyliorhinus sp.
Prohaploblepharus riegrafi (Müller 1989)
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Cantioscyllium decipiens Woodward 1889
Guinot et al. 2013
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Orectolobidae
Cederstroemia cf. siverssoni Guinot et al. 2013
Guinot et al. 2013
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Parascylliidae
Pararhincodon cf. crochardi Herman 1977
Guinot et al. 2013
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Hemiscylliidae
Hemiscylliidae informal indet. 3 Gill 1862
Guinot et al. 2013
Chiloscyllium cf. vulloi Guinot et al. 2013
Guinot et al. 2013
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes
Turoniabatis ornatus (Müller and Diedrich 1991)
Guinot et al. 2012
Squatirhina aff. thiesi Biddle 1993
Guinot et al. 2012
Chondrichthyes - Squalidae
Protosqualus sp. Cappetta 1977
Guinot et al. 2013
Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Heterodontus aff. havreensis Herman 1977
Guinot et al. 2013
Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Hybodontidae
Meristodonoides sp. Underwood and Cumbaa 2010
Guinot et al. 2013
Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Polyacrodontidae
"Polyacrodus" sp. Jaekel 1889
Guinot et al. 2013
see common names

Geography
Country:United Kingdom State/province:Northern Ireland County:Antrim
Coordinates: 55.0° North, 5.9° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:45.1° North, 2.9° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Coniacian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 6
Key time interval:Coniacian Other zone: Marsupites cortestudinarium
Age range of interval:89.80000 - 86.30000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Hibernian Greensand Member:Kilcoan Sands
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Kilcoan Sands Member, Hibernian Greensand Formation; M. cortestudinarium Zone, Coniacian.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:glauconitic,phosphatic lithified sandstone
Lithology description: Phosphatic pebble bed in glauconitic sandstone
Environment:coastal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,chemical,acetic
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collectors:C.J. Underwood
Collection method comments: Repository: Ulster Museum (BELUM K)
Metadata
Database number:213383
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2020-08-30 11:27:09 Last modified:2020-08-30 11:27:09
Access level:the public Released:2020-08-30 11:27:09
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
73639. C. J. Underwood and D. J. Ward. 2008. Sharks of the order Carcharhiniformes from the British Coniacian, Santonian and Campanian (Upper Cretaceous). Palaeontology 51:509-536 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]

Secondary references:

73758 G. Guinot, H. Cappetta, C. J. Underwood and D. J. Ward. 2012. Batoids (Elasmobranchii: Batomorphii) from the British and French Late Cretaceous. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 10:445-474 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
73757 G. Guinot, C. J. Underwood, H. Cappetta and D. J. Ward. 2013. Sharks (Elasmobranchii: Euselachii) from the Late Cretaceous of France and the UK. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 11:589-671 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]