Lower Bagshot - Lake near Poole (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (50.7° N, 2.0° W: paleocoordinates 46.2° N, 4.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Bagshot Formation, Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: fluvial; unlithified, lag lignite and unlithified sandstone

• Carbonaceous lag deposits within sands

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: original carbon, replaced with pyrite

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

Primary reference: M. E. J. Chandler. 1962. The Lower Tertiary Floras of Southern England. II. Flora of the Pipe-Clay Series of Dorset (Lower Bagshot). British Museum (Natural History) London 1-176 [B. Tiffney/B. Tiffney/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 23398: authorized by Bruce Tiffney, entered by Bruce Tiffney on 13.07.2002

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Dustania lakensis
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
Ficus lucidus n. sp.
Ficus lucidus n. sp. Chandler 1962 fig shell
Polypodiopsida
 Schizaeales - Polypodiidae
Anemia poolensis, Lygodium poolensis
Anemia poolensis Chandler 1955
Lygodium poolensis Chandler 1955 climbing fern
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Taxodium lakense n. sp.
Taxodium lakense n. sp. Chandler 1962 cypress
Angiospermae
 Nymphaeales - Nymphaeaceae
Palaeonymphaea eocenica
Palaeonymphaea eocenica Chandler 1961 water lily
 Proteales - Sabiaceae
Meliosma sp.
Meliosma sp. Blume 1823
? M. sheppyensis
 Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
Palaeococculus lakensis, Tinospora arnensis
Tinospora arnensis Chandler 1962
 Dipsacales - Adoxaceae
"Sambucus parvula" = Sambucus parvulus
"Sambucus parvula" = Sambucus parvulus Chandler 1926 elder
 Icacinales - Icacinaceae
Icacinicarya inornata n. sp., ? Palaeophytocrene foveolata, Iodes acutiformis n. sp., Natsiatum eocenicum
Icacinicarya inornata n. sp. Chandler 1962 white pear
? Palaeophytocrene foveolata Reid and Chandler 1933 white pear
Iodes acutiformis n. sp. Chandler 1962 white pear
Natsiatum eocenicum Chandler 1925 white pear
 Boraginales - Boraginaceae
Ehretia lakensis n. sp.
Ehretia lakensis n. sp. Chandler 1962 borage
 Gentianales - Apocynaceae
Apocynospermum lakense, Apocynospermum acutiforme n. sp.
Apocynospermum lakense Chandler 1961 dogbane
Apocynospermum acutiforme n. sp. Chandler 1962 dogbane
 Cornales - Cornaceae
Cornaceae indet., Mastixicarpum crassum, Eomastixia rugosa, Eomastixia urceolata n. sp., Cornus quadrilocularis n. sp.
Cornaceae indet. Dumortier 1825
Mastixicarpum crassum Chandler 1926
Eomastixia rugosa Zenker 1833
Eomastixia urceolata n. sp. Chandler 1962
Cornus quadrilocularis n. sp. Chandler 1962 dogwood
 Cornales - Nyssaceae
Nyssoidea eocenia n. gen. n. sp.
Nyssoidea eocenia n. gen. n. sp.
 Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Protoaltingia hantonensis n. sp.
Protoaltingia hantonensis n. sp. Chandler 1962 witch-hazel
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Calamus daemonorops
Calamus daemonorops Unger 1860 rattan
 Poales - Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae indet., ? Scirpus sp., Scirpus lakensis
Cyperaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 sedge
? Scirpus sp. Linnaeus 1753 sedge
Scirpus lakensis Chandler 1960 sedge
 Laurales - Lauraceae
Laurocarpum sp.
Laurocarpum sp. Reid and Chandler 1933 laurel
Dicotyledoneae
 Myrtales - Lythraceae
Ammannia lakensis n. sp., Alatospermum lakense n. gen. n. sp.
Ammannia lakensis n. sp. Chandler 1962 redstem
Alatospermum lakense n. gen. n. sp. Chandler 1962
 Ericales - Ebenaceae
Diospyros headonensis
Diospyros headonensis Chandler 1961
 Ericales - Symplocaceae
Symplocaceae indet., Symplocos sp., Symplocos lakensis n. sp.
Symplocaceae indet. Desfontaines 1820 sweetleaf
Symplocos sp. Jacquin 1760 sweetleaf
Symplocos lakensis n. sp. Chandler 1962 sweetleaf
 Ericales - Pentaphylacaceae
? Cleyera obliqua n. sp.
? Cleyera obliqua n. sp. Chandler 1962
 Ericales - Styracaceae
Styrax elegans
Styrax elegans Chandler 1926 storax
 Ericales - Theaceae
Theaceae indet., Actinidia sp., "Hordwellia crassisperma" = Actinidia crassisperma
Theaceae indet. Ker-Gawler 1816 tea
Actinidia sp. Chandler 1926 tea
"Hordwellia crassisperma" = Actinidia crassisperma Chandler 1926 tea
 Papaverales - Capparidaceae
Palaeocleome lakensis n. gen. n. sp., Burtonella emarginata n. gen. n. sp., Capparidispermum eocenicum n. sp.
Palaeocleome lakensis n. gen. n. sp. Chandler 1962 caper
Burtonella emarginata n. gen. n. sp. Chandler 1962 caper
Capparidispermum eocenicum n. sp. Chandler 1962 caper
Angiospermae
 Vitales - Vitaceae
Vitis goodharti n. sp., Vitis pygmaea, Vitis platysperma n. sp., Vitis poolensis n. sp., Vitis symmetrica n. sp., Vitis glabra n. sp., Vitis cuneata n. sp., Vitis ambigua n. sp., Vitis lakensis n. sp., Vitis excavata n. sp., ? Tetrastigma lobata
Vitis goodharti n. sp. Chandler 1962 grapevine
Vitis pygmaea Chandler 1961 grapevine
Vitis platysperma n. sp. Chandler 1962 grapevine
Vitis poolensis n. sp. Chandler 1962 grapevine
Vitis symmetrica n. sp. Chandler 1962 grapevine
Vitis glabra n. sp. Chandler 1962 grapevine
Vitis cuneata n. sp. Chandler 1962 grapevine
Vitis ambigua n. sp. Chandler 1962 grapevine
Vitis lakensis n. sp. Chandler 1962 grapevine
Vitis excavata n. sp. Chandler 1962 grapevine
? Tetrastigma lobata Chandler 1925
 Cucurbitales - Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbitospermum lakense n. sp., Cucurbitospermum obliquum n. sp.
Cucurbitospermum lakense n. sp. Chandler 1962
Cucurbitospermum obliquum n. sp. Chandler 1962
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiotheca sp., Euphorbiotheca platysperma n. sp., Euphorbiotheca tuberculata n. sp., Euphorbiotheca digitata n. sp., Euphorbiotheca lakensis n. sp., Euphorbiospermum sp., Euphorbiospermum punctatum n. sp.
Euphorbiotheca sp. Reid and Chandler 1933 spurge
Euphorbiotheca platysperma n. sp. Chandler 1962 spurge
Euphorbiotheca tuberculata n. sp. Chandler 1962 spurge
Euphorbiotheca digitata n. sp. Chandler 1962 spurge
Euphorbiotheca lakensis n. sp. Chandler 1962 spurge
? Andrachne
Euphorbiospermum sp. Reid and Chandler 1933 spurge
Euphorbiospermum punctatum n. sp. Chandler 1962 spurge
 Fabales - Fabaceae
"Leguminosae indet." = Fabaceae
"Leguminosae indet." = Fabaceae Lindley 1836 legume
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Rhamnospermum bilobatum
Rhamnospermum bilobatum Chandler 1925 buckthorn
 Malvales - Thymelaeaceae
Thymelaeaspermum lakense n. gen. n. sp., ? Thymelaeaspermum sulcatum n. sp.
Thymelaeaspermum lakense n. gen. n. sp. Chandler 1962
? Thymelaeaspermum sulcatum n. sp. Chandler 1962
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
? Lannea sp., Rhus sp., Rhus lakensis n. sp., Dracontocarya glandulosa n. gen. n. sp.
? Lannea sp. Richard 1831 cashew
Rhus sp. Linnaeus 1753 sumac
Rhus lakensis n. sp. Chandler 1962 sumac
Dracontocarya glandulosa n. gen. n. sp. Chandler 1962 cashew
 Sapindales - Burseraceae
Palaeobursera lakensis n. sp.
Palaeobursera lakensis n. sp. Chandler 1962
 Sapindales - Rutaceae
Rutaspermum glabrum n. sp., Rutaspermum striatum n. sp.
Rutaspermum glabrum n. sp. Chandler 1962 citrus
Rutaspermum striatum n. sp. Chandler 1962 citrus