Primrose Hill (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (51.5° N, 0.2° W: paleocoordinates 47.0° N, 2.5° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: London Clay Formation, Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; claystone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: E. Casier. 1966. Faune ichthyologique du London Clay 1-510 [L. van den Hoek Ostende/L. van den Hoek Ostende/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 185905: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 24.05.2017, edited by Matthew Clapham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Nephropidae
Hoploparia belli2 M'Coy 1849 clawed lobster
Aves
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Proherodius oweni1 Lydekker 1891 bird
Actinopteri
 Elopiformes - Osmeroididae
"Halecopsis insignis" = Osmeroides insignis
"Halecopsis insignis" = Osmeroides insignis Delvaux and Orlieb 1844
 Scombriformes - Scombridae
Scombrinus nuchalis Woodward 1901
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
"Odontaspis macrota" = Otodus macrotus, "Lamna obliqua" = Otodus obliquus
"Odontaspis macrota" = Otodus macrotus Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark
"Lamna obliqua" = Otodus obliquus Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Carchariidae
"Odontaspis hopei" = Carcharias hopei
"Odontaspis hopei" = Carcharias hopei Agassiz 1843 sand shark