Lee-on-the-Solent, Selsey Formation, L5i-L5ii: Lutetian, United Kingdom
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Carcharinus sp.
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Enniskillensis cf. radiatus
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Netuma plana
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Reptilia
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Reptilia indet.
Laurenti 1768
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Aves indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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Reptilia
- Gruiformes
- Rallidae
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Parvirallus gracilis
Harrison and Walker 1979
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Latipons robinsoni
Harrison and Walker 1979
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Latipons gardneri
Harrison and Walker 1979
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Reptilia
- Cariamiformes
- Cariamidae
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Percolinus proudlocki
Harrison and Walker 1979
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recombined as Talantatos proudlocki | |||||||
Reptilia
- Accipitriformes
- Accipitridae
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Milvoides kempi
Harrison and Walker 1979
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Reptilia
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Gavialis dixoni
Owen 1849
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nomen dubium belonging to Crocodylia | |||||||
Reptilia
- Palaeophiidae
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Palaeophis typhaeus
Owen 1850
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Cheloniidae
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"Chelone" sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Puppigerus sp.
Cope 1870
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Lytoloma sp.
Cope 1870
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Mammalia
- Creodonta
- Hyaenodontidae
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Hyaenodon sp.
Laizer and Parieu 1838
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Palaeotheriidae
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Propalaeotherium sp.
Gervais
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Acipenseriformes
- Acipenseridae
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Acipenser toliapicus
Agassiz 1844
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Acipenseriformes
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Cylindracanthus rectus
(Agassiz 1843)
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Actinopteri
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Teleostei indet.
Müller 1846
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Actinopteri
- Elopiformes
- Phyllodontidae
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Egertonia sp.
Cocchi 1866
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Phyllodus sp.
Agassiz 1839
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Actinopteri
- Albuliformes
- Albulidae
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Albula oweni
(Agassiz 1844)
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Pterothrissus protensis
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Actinopteri
- Anguilliformes
- Muraenidae
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Gymnothorax diagonalis
Stinton and Nolf 1970
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Actinopteri
- Anguilliformes
- Congridae
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Conger sp.
Schaeffer 1760
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Conger productus
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Paraconger sauvagei
(Priem 1906)
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Actinopteri
- Anguilliformes
- Ophichthidae
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Ophichthus sphaeroides
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Actinopteri
- Salmoniformes
- Salmonidae
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Osmerus delicatulus
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Actinopteri
- Trachinidae
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Trachinus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Actinopteri
- Caproiformes
- Antigoniidae
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Antigonia angusta
Stinton and Nolf 1970
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Actinopteri
- Haemulidae
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Lutianus kokeni
(Leriche 1905)
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recombined as Haemulidarum kokeni | |||||||
Pomadasys latus
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Xenistius novus
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Actinopteri
- Labriformes
- Labridae
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Platylaemus sp.
Dixon 1850
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Platylaemus colei
Dixon 1850
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Pseudosphaerodon cf. antiquus
Casier 1966
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Actinopteri
- Perciformes
- Sparidae
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Dentex ovatus
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Sparus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Actinopteri
- Perciformes
- Serranidae
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Prolates sp.
Priem 1899
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Actinopteri
- Tetraodontiformes
- Eotrigonodontidae
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Eotrigonodon serratus
(Gervais 1852)
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Actinopteri
- Tetraodontiformes
- Ostraciidae
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Ostracion sp.
Rafinesque 1815
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Actinopteri
- Lutjanidae
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Lutianus concavus
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original and current combination Lutjanus | |||||||
Actinopteri
- Ophidiiformes
- Ophidiidae
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Lepophidium aequalis
Stinton and Nolf 1970
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recombined as Aequalobythites aequalis | |||||||
Neobythites subregularis
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Hoplobrotula waltoni
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Actinopteri
- Ophidiiformes
- Bythitidae
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Ogilbia subregularis
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Actinopteri
- Kurtiformes
- Apogonidae
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Apogon bellovacinus
Priem 1911
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Actinopteri
- Opistognathidae
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Opistognathus tertius
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Actinopteri
- Pleuronectiformes
- Soleidae
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Solea bartonensis
Frost 1934
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recombined as Eosolea bartonensis | |||||||
Actinopteri
- Istiophoriformes
- Xiphiidae
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Xiphiorhynchus sp.
Van Beneden 1871
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Actinopteri
- Istiophoriformes
- Istiophoridae
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Brachyrhynchus sp.
Van Beneden 1871
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synonym of Istiophorus | |||||||
Actinopteri
- Scombriformes
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Sphyraenodus striata
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Sphyraenodus lerichei
Casier 1944
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Actinopteri
- Scombriformes
- Palaeorhynchidae
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Aglyptorhynchus sp.
Casier 1966
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Actinopteri
- Scombriformes
- Trichiuridae
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Trichiurides winkleri
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Trichiurides gulincki
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Trichiurides sagittidens
Winkler 1874
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Actinopteri
- Scombriformes
- Scombridae
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Cybium proosti
Storms 1895
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recombined as Palaeocybium proosti | |||||||
Cybium sp.
Cuvier 1829
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Actinopteri
- Syngnathiformes
- Callionymidae
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Callionymus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Actinopteri
- Beryciformes
- Monocentridae
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Monocentris cristata
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Actinopteri
- Gadiformes
- Gadidae
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Trisopterus dimidiatus
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Actinopteri
- Siluriformes
- Ariidae
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Tachysurus planus
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Actinopteri
- Amiiformes
- Amiidae
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Amia sp.
Linnaeus 1766
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Actinopteri
- Lepisosteiformes
- Lepisosteidae
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Lepisosteus suessionenis
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Chondrichthyes
- Chimaeriformes
- Edaphodontidae
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Edaphodon leptognathus
Agassiz 1843
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Edaphodon bucklandi
Agassiz 1843
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synonym of Edaphodon eurygnathus | |||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
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Coupatezia woutersi
Cappetta 1982
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Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Dasyatidae
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Dasyatis jaekeli
(Leriche 1906)
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Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Gymnuridae
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Gymnura latidens
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Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Aetobatidae
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Aetobatus sp.
Blainville 1816
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Aetobatus irregularis
(Agassiz 1843)
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Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Myliobatidae
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Burnhamia sp.
Cappetta 1976
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Burnhamia daviesi
(Woodward 1889)
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Archaeomanta melenhorsti
Herman 1979
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Myliobatis dixoni
Agassiz 1843
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recombined as Aetomylaeus dixoni | |||||||
Myliobatis striatus
(Agassiz 1843)
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recombined as Aetomylaeus striatus | |||||||
Myliobatis toliapicus
(Agassiz 1843)
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Myliobatis latidens
Woodward 1888
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Rhinoptera sherborni
White 1926
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Chondrichthyes
- Rhinopristiformes
- Pristidae
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Anoxypristis sp.
White and Moy-Thomas 1941
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Pristis lathami
Galeotti 1837
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Propristis schweinfurthi
Priem 1897
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Chondrichthyes
- Rhinopristiformes
- Rhynchobatidae
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Rhynchobatus vincenti
Jaekel 1894
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Chondrichthyes
- Rajiformes
- Rhinobatidae
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Rhinobatos bruxelliense
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Galeocerdidae
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Galeocerdo latidens
(Agassiz 1835)
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Triakidae
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Mustelus whitei
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Triakis wardi
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Galeorhinus ypresiensis
(Casier 1946)
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Galeorhinus cf. minutissimus
(Arambourg 1935)
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Scyliorhinidae
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Abdounia sp.
Cappetta 1980
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Abdounia lapierrei
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Galeorhinus recticonus
(Winkler 1873)
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original and current combination Abdounia recticonia | |||||||
Scyliorhinus gilberti
Casier 1946
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recombined as Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) gilberti | |||||||
Scyliorhinus sp.
Blainville 1816
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Scyliorhinus pattersoni
Cappetta 1976
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Carcharhinidae
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Physogaleus secundus
(Winkler 1876)
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recombined as Physodon secundus | |||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Orectolobiformes
- Hemiscylliidae
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Hemiscyllium bruxelliense
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Chondrichthyes
- Orectolobiformes
- Rhinocodontidae
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Palaeorhincodon wardi
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Chondrichthyes
- Orectolobiformes
- Ginglymostomatidae
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Nebrius thielensi
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Chondrichthyes
- Orectolobiformes
- Brachaeluridae
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Eostegostoma angusta
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Alopiidae
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Alopias leensis
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Odontaspididae
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"Lamna" lerichei
Casier 1946
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recombined as Brachycarcharias lerichei | |||||||
Odontaspis winkleri
Leriche 1905
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Jaekelotodus trigonalis
(Jackel 1895)
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Hypotodus verticalis
(Agassiz 1843)
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
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Isurolamna affinis
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Lamnidae
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Isurus praecursor
Thurmond and Jones 1981
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Carchariidae
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Eugomphodus macrotus
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synonym of Carcharias | |||||||
Eugomphodus acutissima
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synonym of Carcharias | |||||||
Eugomphodus substriata
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synonym of Carcharias | |||||||
Eugomphodus hopei
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synonym of Carcharias | |||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Squalomorphii
- Hexanchidae
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Notorhynchus kempi
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Chondrichthyes
- Selachii
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Selachii indet.
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Chondrichthyes
- Dalatiidae
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Isistius trituratus
(Winkler 1874)
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Chondrichthyes
- Squalidae
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Squalus minor
(Daimeries 1888)
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Chondrichthyes
- Squatinidae
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Squatina prima
(Winkler 1874)
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Chondrichthyes
- Heterodontiformes
- Heterodontidae
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Heterodontus sp.
de Blainville 1816
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Heterodontus woodwardi
Casier 1946
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Heterodontus vincenti
(Leriche 1905)
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original and current combination Cestracion vincenti | |||||||
Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Albula marginalis
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synonym of Polinices | |||||||
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 "Amusium corneum Bed", L5i-L5ii |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | glauconitic,gray silty,sandy claystone |
Secondary lithology: | burrows,concretionary,glauconitic,shelly/skeletal,gray,green,blue sandy claystone |
Lithology description: The Selsey formation is fine silty and sandy, glauconitic clay. The Amusium corneum Bed isgreen/blue/grey sandy clay, glauconitic, shelly and burrowed, with some conctretions | |
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: teeth, 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: | 41992 | ||
Authorizer: | J. Alroy | Enterer: | E. Leckey |
Modifier: | J. Alroy | Research group: | marine invertebrate,vertebrate |
Collections that are a subset of this one: | |||
Created: | 2004-07-22 12:44:44 | Last modified: | 2006-08-13 18:12:18 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-07-22 12:44:44 |
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] |