Bognor Regis: Ypresian, United Kingdom
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Crinoidea
- Isocrinida
- Cainocrinidae
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Cainocrinus tintinnabulum
Rasmussen 1972
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A category | |||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Odontaspidida
- Isuridae
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Oxyrhina sheppeyensis
Cassier 1966
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Dasyatidae
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Raja cf. duponti
(Winkler 1874)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
recombined as Dasyatis duponti | ||||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Heterodontiformes
- Heterodontidae
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Heterodontus wardenensis
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
Heterodontus vincenti
(Leriche 1905)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
original and current combination Cestracion vincenti | ||||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Squatinidae
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Squatina prima
(Winkler 1874)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Squalidae
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Squalus minor
(Daimeries 1888)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Dalatiidae
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Isistius trituratus
(Winkler 1874)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Triakidae
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Galeorhinus lefevrei
(Daimeries 1891)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
recombined as Pachygaleus lefevrei | ||||||||||
Galeorhinus sp.
de Blainville and Prévost 1816
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
Galeorhinus minor
(Agassiz 1835)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Scyliorhinidae
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Scyliorhinus aff. gilbert
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
Scyliorhinus sp.
Blainville 1816
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
Scyliorhinus minutissimus
Winkler 1873
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
Scyliorhinus biauriculatus
(Casier 1946)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Carcharhinidae
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Physodon tertius
(Winkler 1874)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
synonym of Physodon secundus | ||||||||||
Hypoprion sp.
Muller and Henle 1838
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
Physodon secundus
(Winkler 1876)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Odontaspididae
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Odontaspis winkleri
Leriche 1905
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
Lamna lerichei
Casier 1946
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
recombined as Brachycarcharias lerichei | ||||||||||
Odontaspis trigonalis
(Jackel 1895)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
recombined as Jaekelotodus trigonalis | ||||||||||
Odontaspis robusta
Leriche 1905
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
recombined as Jaekelotodus robusta | ||||||||||
Lamna verticalis
(Agassiz 1843)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
recombined as Hypotodus verticalis | ||||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Carchariidae
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Odontaspis hopei
(Agassiz 1843)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
recombined as Carcharias hopei | ||||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Otodontidae
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Odontaspis macrota
(Agassiz 1838)
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
original and current combination Otodus macrotus | ||||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Squalomorphii
- Hexanchidae
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Notidanus serratissimus
Agassiz 1843
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
recombined as Notorhynchus serratissimus | ||||||||||
Actinopteri
- Gadiformes
- Merlucciidae
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Rhinocephalus planiceps
Casier 1966
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
Actinopteri
- Labriformes
- Labridae
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Platylaemus colei n. gen., n. sp.
Dixon 1850
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Dixon 1850 | |||||||||
Actinopteri
- Scombriformes
- Palaeorhynchidae
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Aglyptorhynchus venablesi n. sp.
Casier 1966
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Casier 1966 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Odontopterygiformes
- Pelagornithidae
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Argillornis longipennis
Owen 1878
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Harrison and Walker 1977 | |||||||||
synonym of Dasornis emuinus | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Glareolidae
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Precursor parvus
Harrison and Walker 1977
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Harrison and Walker 1977 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Columbiformes
- Columbidae
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Microena goodwini n. gen., n. sp.
Harrison and Walker 1977
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Harrison and Walker 1977 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Apodiformes
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Primapus lacki
Harrison and Walker 1975
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Harrison and Walker 1977 | |||||||||
Polychaeta
- Sabellida
- Serpulidae
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Ditrupa plana
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C category | |||||||||
Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Nautilida
- Hercoglossidae
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Deltoidonautilus sowerbyi
(Wetherell 1843)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Euspira glaucinoides
(Sowerby 1812)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Cassidae
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Galeodea gallica
Wrigley 1934
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Galeodea (Mambrinia) gallica | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Ficidae
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Priscoficus londoni
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
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Bartonia curta
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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Fusiturris simillima
(Edwards 1861)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Eopleurotoma simillima | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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? Stellaxis pulcher
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1 specimen | |||||||||
spelled with current rank as Architectonica (Stellaxis) | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana partimstriata
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula sp.
Lamarck 1799
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Teredinidae
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Teredo antenautae
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C category | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Arctica planata
(Sowerby 1841)
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A category | |||||||||
[entered as Arctica plana] | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Calpitaria sulcataria
(Deshayes 1825)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia tenuistriata
Deshayes 1824
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Propeamussiidae
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Pecten duplicatus
Sowerby 1824
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C category | |||||||||
recombined as Cyclopecten duplicatus | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pinnidae
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Pinna affinis
Sowerby 1821
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R category | |||||||||
recombined as Atrina affinis | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Arca impolita
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Anthozoa
- Pennatulacea
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Graphularia wetherelli
Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
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C category | |||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | United Kingdom | State/province: | England | County: | Sussex |
Coordinates: | 50.8° North, 0.7° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 46.2° North, 3.0° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
Stage: | Ypresian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 2 |
*Period: | Early/Lower Tertiary | *Epoch: | Early/Lower Eocene |
*International age/stage: | Ypresian - Ypresian | *Local age/stage: | Sparnacian - Sparnacian |
Key time interval: | Ypresian | ||
Age range of interval: | 56.00000 - 47.80000 m.y. ago | ||
* legacy (obsolete) database fields |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | London Clay | Member: | Middle Clay | ||
Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: These 2 beds lie such that the Kingsway SHell bed overlies the Kingsway Concentrate bed |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | gray poorly lithified claystone |
Includes fossils? | Y |
Lithology description: stiff grey clay with scattered brown clay nodules, and occassional concentrates of fossils piled against teredo-bored wood. | |
Environment: | offshore |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes: | difficult macrofossils |
Collection methods: | bulk,surface (in situ),field collection |
Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Collection method comments: c = common, r = rare, otherwise number of specimens are recorded |
Metadata
Database number: | 8050 | ||
Authorizer: | L. Ivany, M. Uhen | Enterer: | E. Kowalski, M. Uhen |
Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2000-06-15 08:47:56 | Last modified: | 2019-08-11 23:14:24 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2000-06-15 08:47:56 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
538. | D. A. Bone. 1978. New Horizons in the London Clay of Bognor Regis, Sussex. Tertiary Research 2(1):9-16 [L. Ivany/E. Kowalski] |
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] | |
62763 | F. Dixon. 1850. The Geology and Fossils of the Tertiary and Cretaceous Formations of Sussex xvi-422 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Carrano] | |
74648 | C. J. O. Harrison and C. A. Walker. 1977. Birds of the British Lower Eocene. Tertiary Research Group 3:1-52 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |