M27 Motorway: Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene, United Kingdom

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes
Coupatezia woutersi Cappetta 1982
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae
Aetobatus sp. Blainville 1816
fragments
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes
Hypolophodon sylvestris (White 1931)
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis jaekeli (Leriche 1906)
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816
fragments
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
Rhinobatos bruxelliensis (Jaekel 1894)
original and current combination Rhinobatus bruxelliensis
Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Rhynchobatidae
Rhynchobatus vincenti Jaekel 1894
Chondrichthyes - Squatinidae
Squatina prima (Winkler 1874)
Chondrichthyes - Squalidae
Squalus minor (Daimeries 1888)
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Mustelus vanderhoefti
rare
Galeorhinus lefevrei (Daimeries 1891)
recombined as Pachygaleus lefevrei
Triakis wardi
rare
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Scyliorhinus sp. Blainville 1816
originally entered as "Scyliorhinus spp."
Scyliorhinus gilberti Casier 1946
recombined as Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) gilberti
Abdounia sp. Cappetta 1980
originally entered as "Abdounia spp."
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo latidens (Agassiz 1835)
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinidae indet. Jordan and Evermann 1896
originally entered as "Carcharinidae sp."
Physogaleus secundus (Winkler 1876)
recombined as Physodon secundus
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Rhinocodontidae
Palaeorhincodon wardi
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Nebrius thielensi
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Hemiscylliidae
Hemiscyllium bruxelliense
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Lamna lerichei Casier 1946
recombined as Brachycarcharias lerichei
Jaekelotodus trigonalis (Jackel 1895)
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Carcharias hopei (Agassiz 1843)
Carcharias acutissima (Agassiz 1843)
recombined as Carcharias acutissimus
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Isurus novus
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Striatolamia macrota (Agassiz 1838)
original and current combination Otodus macrotus
Actinopteri - Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae
Lepisosteus suessionensis
Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Phyllodontidae
Egertonia sp. Cocchi 1866
Pisces
Pisces informal indet. tail spines Linnaeus 1758
synonym of Osteichthyes
common; tail spines
Pisces informal indet. dermal denticles Linnaeus 1758
synonym of Osteichthyes
common; dermal denticles
Reptilia
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758
limb bone
Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Chelone sp. Linnaeus 1758
Mammalia - Primates - Omomyidae
Nannopithex zuccolae Godinot et al. 1992
Hooker 1996 2 specimens
left P4 and tentatively attributed right calcaneum
Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Pantrogna informal sp. 1 Hartenberger 1971
Hooker 1996 2 specimens
right p4 and right m1/2
Mammalia - Pantolestidae
Buxolestes informal sp. 1 Jaegar 1970
Hooker 1996 1 specimen
left m1/2
Mammalia - Nyctitheriidae
Saturninia informal sp. 1 Stehlin 1940
Hooker 1996 1 specimen
left M3
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae
Hyracotherium leporinum Owen 1841
Hooker 1996 2 specimens
left m3 and tentatively left p2?
Mammalia
Peratherium informal sp. 1 Aymard 1850
Hooker 1996
Amphiperatherium maximum Crochet 1979
Hooker 1996 1 specimen
right m2
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Sigapatella sp. (Lesson 1830)
rare
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Haustator conoidea (Sowerby 1814)
"conoidea var. elongata" occasional - originally entered as "Haustator conoidea var. elongata"
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834
rare
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Teredinidae
Teredo sp. Linnaeus 1758
occasional; sensu lato: Id questionable
see common names

Geography
Country:United Kingdom State/province:England County:Hampshire
Coordinates: 51.1° North, 1.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:47.5° North, 4.2° West
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
*Period:Tertiary *Epoch:Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene
Key time interval:Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene
Age range of interval:56.00000 - 37.71000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Bracklesham
Local section:M27 Motorway Local bed:DC5iii
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:3256
Authorizer:M. Patzkowsky, J. Alroy Enterer:K. Layou, E. Leckey
Modifier:C. Visaggi Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:1999-07-28 07:41:53 Last modified:2004-03-11 16:25:06
Access level:the public Released:2000-11-20 13:53:18
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
149. D. A. Bone, J. A. Todd, and S. Tracey. 1991. Fossils from the Bracklesham Group exposed in the M27 Motorway excavations, Southampton, Hampshire. Tertiary Research 12(3-4):131-137 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

10367 J. J. Hooker. 1996. Mammals from the Early (late Ypresian) to Middle (Lutetian) Eocene Bracklesham Group, southern England. Tertiary Research 16(1-4):141-174 [J. Alroy/E. Leckey/E. Leckey]