Walton-on-the-Naze, general: Ypresian, United Kingdom
collected by M. Daniels, A. Oxford 1991
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Chondrichthyes
- Odontaspidida
- Isuridae
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Oxyrhina praecursor
Leriche 1942
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Myliobatidae
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Rhinoptera daviesi
Woodward 1889
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
| recombined as Burnhamia daviesi | ||||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Notidanidae
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Xenodolamia eocaena
(Woodward 1889)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Carchariidae
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Odontaspis hopei
(Agassiz 1843)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
| recombined as Carcharias hopei | ||||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Otodontidae
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Odontaspis macrota
(Agassiz 1838)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Otodus macrotus | ||||||||||
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Lamna obliqua
(Agassiz 1838)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Otodus obliquus | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Upupiformes
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Waltonirrisor tendringensis n. gen., n. sp.
Mayr and Kitchener 2024
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Mayr and Kitchener 2024 | 7 specimens | ||||||||
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Reptilia
- Anseriformes
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Anatalavis oxfordi n. gen., n. sp.
Olson 1999
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Olson 1999 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Nettapterornis oxfordi | ||||||||||
| BMNH A5922 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Fluvioviridavidae
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cf. Fluvioviridavis sp.
Mayr and Daniels 2001
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Reptilia
- Psittaciformes
- Messelasturidae
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Tynskya waltonensis n. sp.
Mayr 2021
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Mayr 2021 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Reptilia
- Coliiformes
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Eocolius walkeri n. gen., n. sp.
Dyke and Waterhouse 2001
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Dyke and Waterhouse 2001 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| BMNH A 6205; BMNH A 5950 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Piciformes
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Pristineanis major n. sp.
Mayr and Kitchener 2024
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Mayr and Kitchener 2024 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Pristineanis minor n. gen., n. sp.
Mayr and Kitchener 2024
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Mayr and Kitchener 2024 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Reptilia
- Coraciiformes
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Coracii indet.
Wetmore and Miller 1926
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Mayr and Kitchener 2024 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
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? Primobucco sp.
Brodkorb 1970
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Mayr and Kitchener 2024 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Laputa robusta n. gen., n. sp.
Dyke 2001
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Dyke 2001 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Laputavis robusta | ||||||||||
| BMNH A6206 | ||||||||||
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Septencoracias morsensis
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Mayr and Kitchener 2024 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
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Septencoracias simillimus n. sp.
Mayr and Kitchener 2024
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Mayr and Kitchener 2024 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
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Reptilia
- Phaethontiformes
- Prophaethontidae
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Prophaethon shrubsolei
Andrews 1899
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Mayr 2015 | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates: | 51.9° North, 1.3° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 47.3° North, 1.2° West |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| Stage: | Ypresian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 2 |
| Key time interval: | Ypresian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 56.00000 - 47.80000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | London Clay | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: "Lower Eocene London Clay" |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some genera | ||
| Collection methods: | field collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Museum repositories: | BMNH | ||
| Collectors: | M. Daniels, A. Oxford | Collection dates: | 1991 |
| Collection method comments: figured specimen from a private collection | |||
Metadata
| Database number: | 85229 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy, P. Holroyd, G. Lloyd, M. Uhen | Enterer: | J. Alroy, P. Holroyd, G. Lloyd, M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-12-06 16:10:27 | Last modified: | 2022-10-05 09:29:25 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-12-06 16:10:27 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 28680. | G. Mayr and M. Daniels. 2001. A new short-legged landbird from the early Eocene of Wyoming and contemporaneous European sites. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 46(3):393-402 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy] |
Secondary references:
| 28173 | E. Casier. 1966. Faune ichthyologique du London Clay 1-510 [L. van den Hoek Ostende/L. van den Hoek Ostende/M. Uhen] | |
| 72269 | G. J. Dyke. 2001. A primitive swift from the London Clay and the relationships of fossil apodiform birds. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21(1):195-200 [G. Lloyd/G. Lloyd] | |
| 76989 | G. J. Dyke and D. M. Waterhouse. 2001. A mousebird (Aves: Coliiformes) from the Eocene of England. Journal für Ornithologie 142:7-15 [G. Lloyd/G. Lloyd] | |
| 74375 | G. Mayr. 2015. New remains of the Eocene Prophaethon and the early evolution of tropicbirds (Phaethontiformes). Ibis 157:54-67 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 88172 | G. Mayr. 2021. A partial skeleton of a new species of Tynskya Mayr, 2000 (Aves, Messelasturidae) from the London Clay highlights the osteological distinctness of a poorly known early Eocene “owl/parrot mosaic”. PalZ 95:337-357 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd] | |
| 88169 | G. Mayr and A. C. Kitchener. 2024. The Picocoraciades (hoopoes, rollers, woodpeckers, and allies) from the early Eocene London Clay of Walton‑on‑the‑Naze. PalZ [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd] | |
| 67482 | S. L. Olson. 1999. The anseriform relationships of Anatalavis Olson and Parris (Anseranatidae), with a new species from the Lower Eocene London Clay. In S. L. Storrs, P. Wellnhofer, C. Mourer-Chauviré, D. W. Steadman, L. D. Martin (eds.), Avian Paleontology at the Close of the 20th Century: Proceedings of the 4th International Meeting of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution, Washington, D.C, 4-7 June 1996. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 89:231-243 [G. Lloyd/G. Lloyd/M. Carrano] |