Cliffend, Middle Barton Beds, D, Hampshire: Bartonian, United Kingdom
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Turbinoliidae
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Turbinolia forbesi
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Turbinolia fredericiana
Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
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Mammalia
- Cetacea
- Basilosauridae
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Basilosaurus sp.
Harlan 1834
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Halstead and Middleton 1972 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
bed D or E | ||||||||||
= ? Basiloterus hussaini
Gingerich et al. 1997
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Gingerich et al. 1997 | |||||||||
questionably referred to Basiloterus hussaini | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
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? Argillochelys sp.
Lydekker 1889
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Actinopteri
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Teleostei indet.
Müller 1846
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vertebrae | ||||||||||
Actinopteri
- Spariformes
- Sparidae
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Otolithus (Sparidarum) gregarius
(Koken 1891)
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original and current combination Pagellus gregarius | ||||||||||
Actinopteri
- Pleuronectiformes
- Soleidae
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Otolithus (Berycidarum) bartonensis
Frost 1934
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recombined as Eosolea bartonensis | ||||||||||
Actinopteri
- Gadiformes
- Macrouridae
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Otolithus (Macrurus) aff. gracilis
Schubert 1905
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Odontaspididae
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Odontaspis cuspidata
(Agassiz 1843)
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recombined as Araloselachus cuspidatus | ||||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Otodontidae
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Lamna obliqua
(Agassiz 1838)
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original and current combination Otodus obliquus | ||||||||||
Odontaspis macrota
(Agassiz 1838)
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original and current combination Otodus macrotus | ||||||||||
Stenolaemata
- Cyclostomata
- Lichenoporidae
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Lichenopora gregoryi
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Gymnolaemata
- Cheilostomata
- Lunulitidae
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Lunulites transiens
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Polychaeta
- Sabellida
- Serpulidae
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Serpula extensa
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium (Entaliopsis) striatum
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Modiola cf. dimidiata
Münster 1841
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recombined as Modiolus dimidiatus | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea plicata
(Solander 1766)
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recombined as Cubitostrea plicata | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassatellites sulcatus
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synonym of Crassatella | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Venericardia sulcata
(Solander 1766)
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recombined as Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) sulcata | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula cf. costata
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Corbula cf. lamarcki
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Corbula pisum
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Corbula rugosa
Lamarck 1806
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recombined as Notocorbula rugosa | ||||||||||
Bicorbula gallica
(Lamarck 1801)
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recombined as Corbula (Bicorbula) gallica | ||||||||||
Corbula ficus
(Solander 1766)
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recombined as Ficusocorbula ficus | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Teredinidae
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Teredo sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Psammobiidae
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Gari compressa
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Callista transversa
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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"Leda" minima
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synonym of Nuculana | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula bisulcata
Sowerby 1850
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recombined as Nucula (Nuculoma) bisulcata | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Bullidae
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Bullinella constricta
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Bullinella elliptica
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Retusidae
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Volvulella lanceolata
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Solariaxis canaliculatus
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spelled with current rank as Architectonica (Solariaxis) | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Odontostomia sp.
Jefferys 1839
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Ringiculidae
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Ringicula parva
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Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Epitonium sp.
Bolten 1798
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Gastropoda
- Eulimidae
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Eulima sp.
Risso 1826
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella imbricataria
Lamarck 1804
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recombined as Haustator imbricataria | ||||||||||
Turritella sp.
Lamarck 1799
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Gastropoda
- Pachychilidae
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Faunus rigidus
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Natica (Euspira) labellata
Lamarck 1804
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Gastropoda
- Ficidae
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Ficus nexilis
(Solander and Brander 1766)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Costellariidae
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Conomitra parva
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Sycostoma pyrus
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Clavilithes longaevus
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Clavilithes macrospira
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cancellariidae
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Admete (Bonellitia) evulsa
Solander 1766
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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Hemipleurotoma callifera
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synonym of Gemmula | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Clavatulidae
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Surcula crassicosta
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synonym of Turricula | ||||||||||
Surcula exorta
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synonym of Turricula | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Drilliidae
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Drillia innexa
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Mangeliidae
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Bela juncea
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Borsoniidae
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Bathytoma turbida
(Solander in Brander 1766)
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recombined as Epalxis (Bathytoma) turbida | ||||||||||
Asthenotoma zonulata
(Edwards 1861)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Volutospina ambigua
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spelled with current rank as Athleta (Volutospina) | ||||||||||
Volutospina lucta
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spelled with current rank as Athleta (Volutospina) | ||||||||||
V. lucta rix | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Murex tricarinatus
Lamarck 1803
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recombined as Pterynotus (Pterynotus) crenulatus tricarinatus | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Rostellariidae
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Hippochrenes amplus
(Solander in Brander 1766)
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recombined as Tibia (Hippochrenes) ampla | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Ranellidae
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Sassia arguta
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Gastropoda
- Pseudomelaniidae
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Drillia granulata
(Lamarck 1804)
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recombined as Crassispira (Tripia) granulata | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Calyptraea aperta
(Solander 1766)
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recombined as Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta | ||||||||||
unclassified
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Plantae indet. wood, root
Haeckel 1866
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wood and rhizomes | ||||||||||
Coniferales
- Cupressaceae
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Sequoia sp.
Endlicher 1847
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | United Kingdom | State/province: | England | County: | Hampshire |
Coordinates: | 50.7° North, 1.7° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 48.6° North, 5.6° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
Altitude: | 0 meters | ||||
Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
Stage: | Bartonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 3 |
Key time interval: | Bartonian | Nannofossil zone: | NP 17 |
Age range of interval: | 41.20000 - 37.71000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Barton Clay | Member: | Naish | ||
Local section: | Barton | Local bed: | D | ||
Local order: | bottom to top | ||||
Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: this bed is 20 ft thick, the lettering of the beds starts with the lowest Barton beds |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | concretionary,ferruginous,shelly/skeletal sandy claystone |
Includes fossils? | Y |
Lithology description: there's a layer of concretions at the base of this bed, it's followed by dark clays becoming increasingly sandy and ferruginous towards the middle portion. Fossils occur in thin impersistent layers. | |
Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | field collection |
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Collection method comments: In the introduction, Burton says that he is reporting fauna "the horizons of which are known to the author", and states that he has collected 480 specimens. It is also clear that he is pulling from other sources, some published (in difficult to obtain British journals), some not. It's difficult to tell which are his and which aren't. This is not a definitive source for this collection, but I think it's a reasonable place to start. |
Metadata
Database number: | 42641 | ||
Authorizer: | J. Alroy, M. Uhen | Enterer: | E. Leckey, M. Uhen |
Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | marine invertebrate,vertebrate |
Created: | 2004-08-03 11:54:01 | Last modified: | 2015-04-08 15:33:27 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-08-03 11:54:01 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
11344. | E. S.t. J. Burton. 1933. Faunal Horizons of the Barton Beds in Hampshire. Proceedings of the Geologist's Association 44:131-167 [J. Alroy/E. Leckey/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
6010 | 5% 980 | P. D. Gingerich, M. Arif, M. A. Bhatti, M. Anwar, and W. J. Sanders. 1997. Basilosaurus drazindai and Basiloterus hussaini, new archaeoceti (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Middle Eocene Drazinda Formation, with a revised interpretation of ages of whale-bearing strata in the Kirthar Group of the Sulaiman Range, Punjab (Pakistan). Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 30(2):55-81 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |
6033 | 5% 38860 | L. B. Halstead and J. Middleton. 1972. Notes on fossil whales from the upper Eocene of Barton, Hampshire. Circular - Geologists' Association (London), Colchester 83(2):185-190 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/J. Head] |