Herne Bay (BMNH collection): Ypresian, United Kingdom
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Xiphiorhorhynchus sp.
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Scombriformes
- Trichiuridae
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Eutrichiurides winkleri
Casier 1946
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Gadiformes
- Merlucciidae
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Rhinocephalus planiceps n. gen., n. sp.
Casier 1966
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Carchariidae
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Odontaspis hopei
(Agassiz 1843)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
| recombined as Carcharias hopei | ||||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Odontaspididae
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Odontaspis sp.
Agassiz 1838
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
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Lamna verticalis
(Agassiz 1843)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
| recombined as Hypotodus verticalis | ||||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Otodontidae
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Lamna obliqua
(Agassiz 1838)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Otodus obliquus | ||||||||||
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Odontaspis macrota
(Agassiz 1838)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Otodus macrotus | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Cydnidae
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Cydnavites sp.
Popov 1986
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| BMNH In. 44653 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates: | 51.4° North, 1.1° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 46.8° North, 1.4° West |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| Stage: | Ypresian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 2 |
| Key time interval: | Ypresian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 56.00000 - 47.80000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | London Clay |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified "shale" |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,replaced with pyrite |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | BMNH |
Metadata
| Database number: | 160682 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham, M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Clapham, M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | paleoentomology |
| Created: | 2014-08-26 19:17:34 | Last modified: | 2017-05-24 12:17:25 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2014-08-26 19:17:34 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 52430. | E. A. Jarzembowski. 1992. Fossil insects from the London Clay (early Eocene) of southern England. Tertiary Research 13:87-94 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |
Secondary references:
| 28173 | E. Casier. 1966. Faune ichthyologique du London Clay 1-510 [L. van den Hoek Ostende/L. van den Hoek Ostende/M. Uhen] |