Portsmouth (Eocene of the United Kingdom)
Where: England, United Kingdom (50.8° N, 1.7° W: paleocoordinates 46.3° N, 3.9° 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 185934: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 24.05.2017
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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Chondrichthyes | |
"Lamna obliqua" = Otodus obliquus, "Odontaspis macrota" = Otodus macrotus
"Lamna obliqua" = Otodus obliquus Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark
"Odontaspis macrota" = Otodus macrotus Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark | |
Odontaspis winkleri, "Lamna lerichei" = Brachycarcharias lerichei
Odontaspis winkleri Leriche 1905 sand tiger shark
"Lamna lerichei" = Brachycarcharias lerichei Casier 1946 sand tiger shark | |
"Odontaspis hopei" = Carcharias hopei
"Odontaspis hopei" = Carcharias hopei Agassiz 1843 sand shark |