Tolworth (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (51.3° N, 0.4° W: paleocoordinates 46.7° N, 2.8° 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 185913: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 24.05.2017

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
"Lamna verticalis" = Hypotodus verticalis
"Lamna verticalis" = Hypotodus verticalis Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
"Odontaspis macrota" = Otodus macrotus
"Odontaspis macrota" = Otodus macrotus Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark