Hordle Cliff (generic, non-specific locality): Late/Upper Eocene, United Kingdom
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Gruiformes
- Gruidae
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Geranopsis hastingsiae
Lydekker 1891
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Harrison and Walker 1976 | |||||||||
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Palaeogrus hordwelliensis
(Lydekker 1891)
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Harrison and Walker 1976 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Gruiformes
- Rallidae
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Ibidopsis hordwelliensis
Lydekker 1891
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Harrison and Walker 1976 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Anseriformes
- Presbyornithidae
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Headonornis n. gen. hantoniensis
(Lydekker 1891)
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Harrison and Walker 1976 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Agnopterus hantoniensis | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Anseriformes
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Petropluvialis simplex n. gen., n. sp.
Harrison and Walker 1976
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Harrison and Walker 1976 | |||||||||
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Howardia eous n. gen., n. sp.
Harrison and Walker 1976
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Harrison and Walker 1976 | |||||||||
| recombined as Palaeopapia eous | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Diatrymiformes
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Macrornis tanaupus
Seeley 1866
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Harrison and Walker 1976 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Suliformes
- Phalacrocoracidae
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Piscator tenuirostris n. gen., n. sp.
Harrison and Walker 1976
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Harrison and Walker 1976 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Pelecaniformes
- Elopterygidae
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Actiornis anglicus
Lydekker 1891
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Harrison and Walker 1976 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
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Gigantibis incognita n. gen., n. sp.
Harrison and Walker 1976
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Harrison and Walker 1976 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Recurvirostridae
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Tenuicrus magnum n. gen., n. sp.
Harrison and Walker 1976
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Harrison and Walker 1976 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Accipitriformes
- Accipitridae
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Palaeocircus cuvieri
Milne-Edwards 1871
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Harrison and Walker 1976 | |||||||||
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? Aquifavus sp.
Lambrecht 1933
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Harrison and Walker 1976 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Boidae
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Paleryx rhombifer n. sp.
Owen 1849
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Paleryx depressus n. sp.
Owen 1849
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Owen 1849 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Trionychidae
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Trionyx pustulatus n. sp.
Owen and Bell 1849
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Owen and Bell 1849 | |||||||||
| nomen dubium belonging to Trionychidae | ||||||||||
| A costal fragment (holotype) (Owen and Bell 1849, pl. 19b.7–9), whereabouts unknown. | ||||||||||
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Trionyx planus n. sp.
Owen and Bell 1849
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Owen and Bell 1849 | |||||||||
| synonym of Trionyx henrici | ||||||||||
| BMNH R30410 (holotype), posterior half of a carapace | ||||||||||
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Trionyx rivosus n. sp.
Owen and Bell 1849
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Owen and Bell 1849 | |||||||||
| synonym of Trionyx henrici | ||||||||||
| BMNH R30405 (holotype), posterior part of a carapace of a juvenile individual | ||||||||||
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Trionyx incrassatus n. sp.
Owen and Bell 1849
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Owen and Bell 1849 | |||||||||
| synonym of Trionyx henrici | ||||||||||
| Type locality not clear. Owen states it is from the Isle of Wight, but in the archive of BMNH it is added as coming from Hordwell | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United Kingdom | State/province: | England | County: | Hampshire |
| Coordinates: | 50.7° North, 1.6° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 49.2° North, 5.5° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| Stage: | Priabonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 3 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Eocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 37.71000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Headon Beds |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Hordwell | ||
| Database number: | 181272 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Barrett, M. Uhen, A. Dunhill, E. Vlachos | Enterer: | T. Cleary, B. Allen, M. Uhen, E. Vlachos | Research group: | marine invertebrate,vertebrate |
| Created: | 2016-09-01 06:34:42 | Last modified: | 2016-09-01 06:34:42 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2016-09-01 06:34:42 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 60271. | J. A. Holman, D. L. Harrison, and D. J. Ward. 2006. Late Eocene snakes from the Headon Hill Formation, southern England. Cainozoic Research 5(1-2):51-62 [P. Barrett/T. Cleary] |
Secondary references:
| 74396 | C. J. O. Harrison and C. A. Walker. 1976. Birds of the British Upper Eocene. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 59:323-351 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 67602 | R. Owen. 1849. A History of British Fossil Reptiles, Part I. 1-328 [A. Dunhill/B. Allen/B. Allen] | |
| 64256 | R. Owen and T. Bell. 1849. Part I: Chelonia. In R. Owen, T. Bell (eds.), Monograph on the fossil Reptilia of the London Clay and of the Bracklesham and other Tertiary beds 1-76 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos] |