Linksfield: Late/Upper Jurassic, United Kingdom
collected by Johm Martin
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Shpenonchus sp.
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| singular teeth | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Plesiosauria
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Plesiosaurus subconcavus n. gen., n. sp.
Duff 1842
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
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Chelonia indet.
(Latreille 1800)
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| synonym of Testudines | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Lepisosteiformes
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Lepidotus sp.
(Agassiz 1832)
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| original and current combination Lepidotes | ||||||||||
| teeth and scales | ||||||||||
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? Lepidotus sp.
(Agassiz 1832)
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| original and current combination Lepidotes | ||||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Hybodontiformes
- Acrodontidae
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Acrodus sp.
Agassiz 1834
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| teeth | ||||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Hybodontiformes
- Hybodontidae
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Hybodus lawsonii n. sp.
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| teeth, scales, and dorsal spines | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United Kingdom | State/province: | Scotland | County: | Moray |
| Coordinates: | 57.7° North, 3.3° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 48.3° North, 6.5° East | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Jurassic | Epoch: | Late/Upper Jurassic |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Jurassic 5-6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Jurassic | ||
| Age range of interval: | 161.50000 - 145.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | medium |
| Abundance in sediment: | few |
| Fragmentation: | occasional |
| Spatial resolution: | parautochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Collectors: | Johm Martin |
Metadata
| Database number: | 105332 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | H. Street |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2011-02-19 08:35:45 | Last modified: | 2011-08-05 13:01:08 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-02-19 08:35:45 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 35231. | P. Duff. 1842. Sketch of the Geology of Moray 1-72 [M. Carrano/H. Street] |