Lee-on-the-Solent, Elmore Formation (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (50.8° N, 1.2° W: paleocoordinates 47.6° N, 4.6° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Elmore Formation (Bracklesham Group), Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• authors are erecting this as a new formation, within the Huntingbridge division, Bracklesham Group. They equate it with the Selsley division, so I'm calling it Lutetian. The sequence is 9.05 m thick and is overlain by Pleistocene and Recent deposits.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marginal marine; sandy claystone and argillaceous, silty sandstone

• sandy clays with thinner beds of silty sand and silty clays

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: concretion

Reposited in the BMNH

• and Gosport Museum

Primary reference: D. J. Kemp, A. D. King, C. King and W. J. Quayle. 1979. Stratigraphy and Biota of the Elmore Formation (Huntingbridge division, Bracklesham Group) at Lee-on-the-Solent, Gosport, Hampshire. Tertiary Research 2(2):93-103 [J. Alroy/E. Leckey/E. Leckey]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 41888: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Erin Leckey on 21.07.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• unless they're otoliths, the teleost material is "teeth and jaw parts"
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Mammalia
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Mammalia indet.
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal
undetermined caniniform tooth
 Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae
"Propalaeotherium cf. parvulum" = Eurohippus parvulus, Palaeotherium sp.
"Propalaeotherium cf. parvulum" = Eurohippus parvulus Laurillard 1849 odd-toed ungulate
lower m3
Palaeotherium sp. Cuvier 1804 odd-toed ungulate
distal fragment of humerus
Reptilia
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionyx sp.
Trionyx sp. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809 softshell turtle
 Testudines - Cheloniidae
"Chelone" sp.
"Chelone" sp. Linnaeus 1758 sea turtle
Aves
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Phasianidae indet.
Phasianidae indet. Horsfield 1821 pheasant
broken carpometacarpus
 Anseriformes - Presbyornithidae
? Presbyornithidae indet.
? Presbyornithidae indet. Wetmore 1926 waterfowl
broken radius
 Psittaciformes - Psittacidae
? Psittacidae indet.
? Psittacidae indet. Illiger 1811 parrot
broken tarsometatarsus
Actinopteri
 Amiiformes - Amiidae
Amia sp.
Amia sp. Linnaeus 1766 bowfin
 Teleostei -
Teleostei indet.
 Anguilliformes - Congridae
Conger sp., "Gnathophis eocenicus" = Rhynchoconger eocenicus
Conger sp. Schaeffer 1760 conger eel
"Gnathophis eocenicus" = Rhynchoconger eocenicus Shepherd 1916 conger eel
otoliths
 Osteoglossiformes - Osteoglossidae
Brychaetus sp.
Brychaetus sp. Agassiz 1845 arowana
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
Trisopterus dimidiatus
 Holocentriformes - Holocentridae
? Myripristis sp.
? Myripristis sp. Cuvier 1827
otoliths
 Istiophoriformes - Xiphiidae
Xiphiorhynchus sp.
Xiphiorhynchus sp. Van Beneden 1871 sword fish
 Tetraodontiformes - Eotrigonodontidae
Eotrigonodon serratus
Eotrigonodon serratus Gervais 1852
 Labriformes - Labridae
Platylaemus sp., Platylaemus colei, Pseudosphaerodon cf. antiquus
Platylaemus sp. Dixon 1850
Platylaemus colei Dixon 1850
 Acanthomorphata - Lutjanidae
"? Lutianus concavus" = Lutjanus
"? Lutianus concavus" = Lutjanus
otoliths
 Perciformes - Serranidae
Prolates sp.
Prolates sp. Priem 1899 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Sparidae
Sparus sp.
Sparus sp. Linnaeus 1758 perch-like fish
 Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Hoplobrotula waltoni
 Scombriformes - Scombridae
"Cybium proosti" = Palaeocybium proosti
"Cybium proosti" = Palaeocybium proosti Storms 1895
 Scombriformes -
Sphyraenodus lerichei
 Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Trichiurus gulincki, Trichiurides winkleri, Trichiurides sagittidens
 Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Pycnodus sp.
Pycnodus sp. Agassiz 1833
Osteichthyes
 Acipenseriformes - Acipenseridae
Acipenser toliapicus
Acipenser toliapicus Agassiz 1844 sturgeon
 Acipenseriformes -
Cylindracanthus rectus
Cylindracanthus rectus Agassiz 1843 ray-finned fish
Gnathostomata
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Chondrichthyes indet.
Chondrichthyes indet. Huxley 1880 cartilaginous fish
dermal denticles, vertebrae, tail spines and coprolites of indeterminate sharks and rays
Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae
"Aetobatis irregularis" = Aetobatus irregularis
"Aetobatis irregularis" = Aetobatus irregularis Agassiz 1843 stingray
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis cf. toliapicus, Burnhamia daviesi, Archaeomanta sp., "Myliobatis dixoni" = Aetomylaeus dixoni, "Myliobatis striatus" = Aetomylaeus striatus
Myliobatis cf. toliapicus Agassiz 1843 eagle ray
Burnhamia daviesi Woodward 1889 eagle ray
Archaeomanta sp. Herman 1979 eagle ray
"Myliobatis dixoni" = Aetomylaeus dixoni Agassiz 1843 eagle ray
"Myliobatis striatus" = Aetomylaeus striatus Agassiz 1843 eagle ray
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis sp., Dasyatis jaekeli, Dasyatis duponti
Dasyatis sp. Rafinesque 1810 whiptail stingray
Dasyatis jaekeli Leriche 1906 whiptail stingray
Dasyatis duponti Winkler 1874 whiptail stingray
 Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Heterodontus woodwardi, "Heterodontus vincenti" = Cestracion vincenti
Heterodontus woodwardi Casier 1946 bullhead shark
"Heterodontus vincenti" = Cestracion vincenti Leriche 1905 bullhead shark
 Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
Squatina prima
Squatina prima Winkler 1874 angel shark
 Squaliformes - Squalidae
Squalus minor
Squalus minor Daimeries 1888 dogfish shark
 Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
"Rhinobatos bruxelliensis" = Rhinobatus bruxelliensis
"Rhinobatos bruxelliensis" = Rhinobatus bruxelliensis Jaekel 1894 guitarfish
 Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Pristis lathami
Pristis lathami Galeotti 1837 sawfish
 Rhinopristiformes - Rhynchobatidae
Rhynchobatus vincenti
Rhynchobatus vincenti Jaekel 1894 wedgefish
 Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae
Notorhynchus sp.
Notorhynchus sp. Ayres 1855 sevengill shark
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Jaekelotodus trigonalis, Hypotodus robustus, Hypotodus verticalis, ""Lamna" lerichei" = Brachycarcharias lerichei, "Synodontaspis winkleri" = Odontaspis winkleri
Jaekelotodus trigonalis Jackel 1895 sand tiger shark
"Jaeckelotodus"
Hypotodus robustus sand tiger shark
Hypotodus verticalis Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark
""Lamna" lerichei" = Brachycarcharias lerichei Casier 1946 sand tiger shark
"Synodontaspis winkleri" = Odontaspis winkleri Leriche 1905 sand tiger shark
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Isurus praecursor
Isurus praecursor Thurmond and Jones 1981 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Striatolamia macrota
Striatolamia macrota Agassiz 1838 goblin shark
 Lamniformes - Carchariidae
"Synodontaspis hopei" = Carcharias hopei
"Synodontaspis hopei" = Carcharias hopei Agassiz 1843 sand shark
 Orectolobiformes - Hemiscylliidae
Hemiscyllium bruxelliensis
Hemiscyllium bruxelliensis Herman 1977 carpet shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
"Physodon tertius" = Physogaleus secundus, Physodon secundus
"Physodon tertius" = Physogaleus secundus Winkler 1876 requiem shark
Physodon secundus Winkler 1876 requiem shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Scyliorhinus biauricalatus, Scyliorhinus spp., Scyliorhinus minutissimus, Scyliorhinus pattersoni, "Galeorhinus recticonus" = Abdounia recticonia, "Scyliorhinus gilberti" = Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) gilberti
Scyliorhinus spp. Blainville 1816 cat shark
Scyliorhinus minutissimus Winkler 1873 cat shark
Scyliorhinus pattersoni Cappetta 1976 cat shark
"Galeorhinus recticonus" = Abdounia recticonia Winkler 1873 cat shark
"Scyliorhinus gilberti" = Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) gilberti Casier 1946 cat shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Galeorhinus minor, Galeorhinus cf. ypresiensis
Galeorhinus minor Agassiz 1835 school shark
Galeorhinus cf. ypresiensis Casier 1946 school shark
 Chimaeriformes - Edaphodontidae
"Edaphodon bucklandi" = Edaphodon eurygnathus
"Edaphodon bucklandi" = Edaphodon eurygnathus Agassiz 1843 chimaera