Lewes Nodular Chalk-Beer Head 2 (Cretaceous of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (50.7° N, 3.1° W: paleocoordinates 40.8° N, 0.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Lewes Nodular Chalk Formation, Coniacian (89.8 - 86.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lithified limestone

• hard and nodular, with common flint, marls and marly chalk intervals.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk, mechanical,

Primary reference: M. A. Woods. 2002. The macrofossil biostratigraphy of the Turonian and Coniacian (Upper Cretaceous, Chalk Group) of southeast Devon. Proceedings of the Geologists´Association 113(4):333-344 [F. Fursich/F. Fursich/F. Fursich]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 38597: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Franz Fursich on 26.04.2004

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Cremnoceramus spp. Heinz 1932 clam
Echinoidea
 Cidaroida - Psychocidaridae
Tylocidaris clavigera Mantell 1822 pencil urchin
 Holasteroida - Holasteridae
Echinocorys gravesi Desor 1847 sea urchin