PBDB

Bournemouth Freshwater Beds (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (50.7° N, 2.0° W: paleocoordinates 47.5° N, 5.4° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; unlithified, gray, carbonaceous claystone and unlithified, carbonaceous sandstone

• Sediments interpreted to reflect a river system draining to near-coastal conditions.

• You want it, you got it. River and pond sediments ranging from fine clays, lignitic clays, silts, lignitic silts, to lignitic sands, lag deposits of carbonaceous deposits, etc. Most fossils from lignitic layers, lignitic clays or lignitic sands.

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: adpression, coalified, original carbon, replaced with pyrite

Collection methods: bulk, quarrying, sieve,

Primary reference: M. E. J. Chandler. 1963. The Lower Tertiary Floras of Southern England. III. Flora of the Bournemouth Beds, The Boscombe, and the Highcliff Sands 1-169 [B. Tiffney/B. Tiffney/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 24106: authorized by Bruce Tiffney, entered by Bruce Tiffney on 30.07.2002

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Goniopteris bunburii, ? Hewardia regia, Adiantum apalophyllum, Adiantum ? sp., Cupressistrobus gardneri, Stratiotes hantonensis, Stratiotes minutissimus n. sp., Scirpus lakensis, Caricoidea obscura, Caricoidea angulata, Calamus daemonorops, Becktonia hantonensis, Palaeonymphaea eocenica, Anonaspermum sp., Capparidispermum poolense n. sp., Protoaltingia hantonensis, Phellodendron costatum, Palaeobursera lakensis, Spondiaecarpum operculatum, Actinidia eocenica n. sp., Actinidia poolensis n. sp., Hordwellia crassisperma, Oncoba rugosa, Microdiptera major n. sp., Palaeolythrum bournense, Nyssoidea eocenica, Mastixicarpum crassum, Solanispermum reniforme, ? Abelia sp., Rhamnospermum bilobatum, Wessexia fibrosa, Wessexia bournensis n. sp. Goniopteris bunburii ? Hewardia regia Adiantum apalophyllum Adiantum ? sp. Cupressistrobus gardneri Stratiotes hantonensis Stratiotes minutissimus n. sp. Scirpus lakensis Caricoidea obscura Caricoidea angulata Calamus daemonorops Becktonia hantonensis Palaeonymphaea eocenica Anonaspermum sp. Capparidispermum poolense n. sp. Protoaltingia hantonensis Phellodendron costatum Palaeobursera lakensis Spondiaecarpum operculatum Actinidia eocenica n. sp. Actinidia poolensis n. sp. Hordwellia crassisperma Oncoba rugosa Microdiptera major n. sp. Palaeolythrum bournense Nyssoidea eocenica Mastixicarpum crassum Solanispermum reniforme ? Abelia sp. Rhamnospermum bilobatum Wessexia fibrosa Wessexia bournensis n. sp.
Liliopsida
Alismatales - Alismatidae	Potamogeton pygmaeus Potamogeton pygmaeus
Pinopsida
Pinales - Podocarpaceae	? Podocarpus incerta, ? Podocarpus eocenica ? Podocarpus incerta ? Podocarpus eocenica
Pinales - Araucariaceae	Araucarites sternbergi Araucarites sternbergi
Pinales - Taxodiaceae	? Taxodium eocenicum ? Taxodium eocenicum
Monocotyledoneae
Arecales - Palmae	Palmae indet. Palmae indet. de Jussieu palm
Alismales - Alismaceae	? Alisma sp. ? Alisma sp.
Pteridopsida
Osmundales - Osmundaceae	Osmunda lignitum Osmunda lignitum
Schizaeales - Schizaeaceae	Anemia poolensis, Lygodium kaulfussi Anemia poolensis Lygodium kaulfussi Heer
Gleicheniales - Gleicheniaceae	Dicranopteris hantonensis Dicranopteris hantonensis
Polypodiales - Pteridaceae	Pteris eocenica Pteris eocenica
Acrostichum
-	Acrostichum lanzaeanum Acrostichum lanzaeanum
Dicotyledonae
Rhamnales - Rosidae	Vitis pygmaea, Vitis "sp. 1", Vitis "sp. 2", Vitis "sp. 3" Vitis pygmaea grapevine Vitis "sp. 1" Linnaeus grapevine Vitis "sp. 2" Linnaeus grapevine Vitis "sp. 3" Linnaeus grapevine
Urticales - Dilleniidae	Moraceae indet., Morus poolensis n. sp., Ficus lucidus Moraceae indet. Link 1835 Morus poolensis n. sp. Ficus lucidus
Euphorbiales - Dilleniidae	Euphorbiotheca sp. Euphorbiotheca sp. Reid and Chandler 1933
Theales - Dilleniidae	? Cleyera stigmosa ? Cleyera stigmosa
Scrophulariales - Asteridae	? Olea headonensis ? Olea headonensis
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliales - Magnoliaceae	Magnolia sp. Magnolia sp. Linnaeus magnolia
Magnoliales - Lauraceae	Laurocarpum sp., Cinnamomum sp. Laurocarpum sp. Reid and Chandler 1933 laurel Cinnamomum sp. Schaeffer 1760 cinnamon
Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae	Hamamelidaceae indet. Hamamelidaceae indet. Brown 1818
Fabales - Leguminosae	? Leguminosae indet. ? Leguminosae indet. de Jussieu
Malvales - Tiliaceae	? Tilia sp. ? Tilia sp. Linnaeus 1753 linden
Rosales - Rosaceae	Rubus acutiformis Rubus acutiformis
Sapindales - Rutaceae	Rutaspermum excavatum Rutaspermum excavatum
Sapindales - Anacardiaceae	? Rhus sp. ? Rhus sp. Linnaeus 1753 sumac
Cornales - Cornaceae	"Dunstania glandulosa" = Cornus glandulosa "Dunstania glandulosa" = Cornus glandulosa Chandler 1926 dogwood
Cornales - Symplocaceae	Symplocos headonensis Symplocos headonensis
Fagales - Betulaceae	Alnus poolensis n. sp. Alnus poolensis n. sp. alder
Ranunculales - Sabiaceae	? Meliosma sheppyensis ? Meliosma sheppyensis
Ranunculales - Menispermaceae	Palaeosinomenium hantonense n. sp. Palaeosinomenium hantonense n. sp.
Celastrales - Icacinaceae	Natsiatum eocenicum Natsiatum eocenicum
Nymphaeales - Nymphaeaceae	Nymphaeaceae indet. Nymphaeaceae indet. Salisbury 1805
Carpolithus
-	Carpolithus spinossissimus Carpolithus spinossissimus
Sabal
-	Sabal sp. Sabal sp. Adanson 1763
Mastixiaceae
- Mastixiaceae	Eomastixia rugosa Eomastixia rugosa Chandler 1962