Lee-on-the-Solent, Selsey Formation, L3vi-L4: Lutetian, United Kingdom

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Carcharinus sp.
Enniskillensis cf. radiatus
Netuma plana
Reptilia
Reptilia indet. Laurenti 1768
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758
Reptilia - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Milvoides kempi Harrison and Walker 1979
Reptilia - Palaeophiidae
Palaeophis typhaeus Owen 1850
Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
"Chelone" sp. Linnaeus 1758
Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae
Hyaenodon sp. Laizer and Parieu 1838
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae
Propalaeotherium sp. Gervais
Acipenseriformes - Acipenseridae
Acipenser toliapicus Agassiz 1844
Acipenseriformes
Cylindracanthus rectus (Agassiz 1843)
Actinopteri
Teleostei indet. Müller 1846
Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Phyllodontidae
Egertonia sp. Cocchi 1866
Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Conger sp. Schaeffer 1760
Actinopteri - Trachinidae
Trachinus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Actinopteri - Haemulidae
Xenistius novus
Actinopteri - Labriformes - Labridae
Platylaemus sp. Dixon 1850
Platylaemus colei Dixon 1850
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Sparidae
Sparus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Serranidae
Prolates sp. Priem 1899
Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Eotrigonodontidae
Eotrigonodon serratus (Gervais 1852)
Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Triodontidae
Triodon antiquus Leriche 1905
Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Neobythites subregularis
Actinopteri - Kurtiformes - Apogonidae
Apogon bellovacinus Priem 1911
Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Soleidae
Solea bartonensis Frost 1934
recombined as Eosolea bartonensis
Actinopteri - Istiophoriformes - Istiophoridae
Brachyrhynchus sp. Van Beneden 1871
synonym of Istiophorus
Actinopteri - Scombriformes
Sphyraenodus striata
Sphyraenodus lerichei Casier 1944
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Palaeorhynchidae
Aglyptorhynchus sp. Casier 1966
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Trichiurus gulincki
Trichiurides winkleri
Trichiurides sagittidens Winkler 1874
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Scombridae
Cybium proosti Storms 1895
recombined as Palaeocybium proosti
Cybium sp. Cuvier 1829
Actinopteri - Syngnathiformes - Callionymidae
Callionymus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Gadidae
Trisopterus dimidiatus
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Ariidae
Arius egertoni
Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Pycnodus toliapicus Agassiz 1839
Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Rhinochimaeridae
Amylodon sp. Storms 1894
Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Edaphodontidae
Edaphodon minor
Edaphodon leptognathus Agassiz 1843
Edaphodon bucklandi Agassiz 1843
synonym of Edaphodon eurygnathus
Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Callorhynchidae
Elasmodus kempi Ward 1977
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes
Coupatezia woutersi Cappetta 1982
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis sp. Rafinesque 1810
Dasyatis jaekeli (Leriche 1906)
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Gymnuridae
Gymnura sp. Van Hasselt 1823
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae
Aetobatus sp. Blainville 1816
Aetobatus irregularis (Agassiz 1843)
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Burnhamia sp. Cappetta 1976
Burnhamia daviesi (Woodward 1889)
Archaeomanta melenhorsti Herman 1979
Myliobatis dixoni Agassiz 1843
recombined as Aetomylaeus dixoni
Myliobatis striatus (Agassiz 1843)
recombined as Aetomylaeus striatus
Myliobatis toliapicus (Agassiz 1843)
Myliobatis latidens Woodward 1888
Rhinoptera sherborni White 1926
Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Anoxypristis sp. White and Moy-Thomas 1941
Pristis lathami Galeotti 1837
Propristis schweinfurthi Priem 1897
Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Rhynchobatidae
Rhynchobatus vincenti Jaekel 1894
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
Rhinobatos bruxelliensis (Jaekel 1894)
original and current combination Rhinobatus bruxelliensis
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo latidens (Agassiz 1835)
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Mustelus whitei
Triakis wardi
Galeorhinus ypresiensis (Casier 1946)
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Abdounia sp. Cappetta 1980
Abdounia lapierrei
Galeorhinus recticonus (Winkler 1873)
original and current combination Abdounia recticonia
Scyliorhinus gilberti Casier 1946
recombined as Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) gilberti
Scyliorhinus sp. Blainville 1816
Scyliorhinus pattersoni Cappetta 1976
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Physogaleus secundus (Winkler 1876)
recombined as Physodon secundus
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Hemiscylliidae
Hemiscyllium bruxelliense
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Rhinocodontidae
Palaeorhincodon wardi
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Brachaeluridae
Eostegostoma angusta
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Alopiidae
Alopias leensis
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
"Lamna" lerichei Casier 1946
recombined as Brachycarcharias lerichei
Odontaspis winkleri Leriche 1905
Jaekelotodus trigonalis (Jackel 1895)
Hypotodus verticalis (Agassiz 1843)
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes
Isurolamna affinis
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Procarcharodon auriculatus (Blainville 1818)
recombined as Carcharodon auriculatus
Isurus praecursor Thurmond and Jones 1981
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Eugomphodus macrotus
synonym of Carcharias
Eugomphodus acutissima
synonym of Carcharias
Eugomphodus substriata
synonym of Carcharias
Eugomphodus hopei
synonym of Carcharias
Chondrichthyes - Squalomorphii - Hexanchidae
Notorhynchus kempi
Chondrichthyes - Dalatiidae
Isistius trituratus (Winkler 1874)
Chondrichthyes - Squalidae
Squalus minor (Daimeries 1888)
Chondrichthyes - Squatinidae
Squatina prima (Winkler 1874)
Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Heterodontus sp. de Blainville 1816
Heterodontus woodwardi Casier 1946
Heterodontus vincenti (Leriche 1905)
original and current combination Cestracion vincenti
see common names

Geography
Country:United Kingdom State/province:England County:Hampshire
Coordinates: 50.8° North, 1.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:47.6° North, 4.6° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Lutetian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2
Key time interval:Lutetian
Age range of interval:47.80000 - 41.20000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Bracklesham Formation:Selsey
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Kemp calls the Selsey a "division", Hooker, 1996 calls it a formation. These beds are part of the "Silt Bed" , L3vi-L4
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:glauconitic,gray silty,sandy claystone
Secondary lithology:bioturbation,glauconitic,pebbly,shelly/skeletal silty,carbonaceous sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: The Selsey formation is fine silty and sandy, glauconitic clay. The Silt Bed is grey-green silty glauconitic sand with Nipa and lignite gragments, mollusc moulds and vert remains, intensely bioturbated at upper contact with rare black pebbles throughout
Environment:marginal marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Disassociated major elements:some
Disassociated minor elements:many
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:sieve,field collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Taxonomic list comments:Sharks: teth, vertebrae & cartilage Rays: dentitions, isolated teeth & spines
Chimaeroids: plates & spines Teleosts: skulls, teeth, jaw parts, otoliths
Reptiles: bones, carapace & skulls Birds: limb bones
Mammals: teeth, jaw fragments & bones
Metadata
Database number:41989
Authorizer:J. Alroy Enterer:E. Leckey
Modifier:E. Leckey Research group:vertebrate
Collections that are a subset of this one:42087, 42089
Created:2004-07-22 12:33:17 Last modified:2004-07-23 14:12:44
Access level:the public Released:2004-07-22 12:33:17
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
11062. D. Kemp. 1985. The Selsey Division (Bracklesham Group) at Lee-on-the-Solent, Gosport, (Hants). Tertiary Research 7(2):35-44 [J. Alroy/E. Leckey/E. Leckey]