Southerham Grey Pit, Lewes: Cenomanian - Turonian, United Kingdom
collected by G. Mantell, H. Hooper
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Plesiosauria
- Elasmosauridae
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Plesiosaurus constrictus
Owen 1850
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| nomen vanum belonging to Elasmosauridae | ||||||||||
| tooth | ||||||||||
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Plesiosaurus sp.
de la Beche and Conybeare 1821
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Mantell 1854 | |||||||||
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= Cimoliasaurus sp.
Leidy 1851
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Benton and Spencer 1995 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Plesiosauria
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Polyptychodon sp.
Owen 1841
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Benton and Spencer 1995 | |||||||||
| nomen vanum belonging to Plesiosauria | ||||||||||
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Plesiosaurus bernardi
Owen 1850
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| nomen vanum belonging to Plesiosauria | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
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Ornithocheirus sp.
Seeley 1869
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Benton and Spencer 1995 | |||||||||
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= ? Ornithocheiridae indet.
Seeley 1870
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Barrett et al. 2008 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Mosasauridae
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Mosasaurus sp.
Parkinson 1822
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Mantell 1854 | |||||||||
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Mosasaurus gracilis
Owen 1850
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| vertebra | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
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Dolichosaurus sp.
Owen 1850
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Benton and Spencer 1995 | |||||||||
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= Dolichosaurus longicollis
Owen 1850
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Caldwell 2000 | |||||||||
| BMNH R49907 (forelimb and pectoral girdle, dorsal, sacral and caudal vertebrae) and BMB 0085687 (hindlimb and girdle elements, dorsal, sacral and caudal vertebrae) | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Protostegidae
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Rhinochelys sp.
Seeley 1869
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Benton and Spencer 1995 | |||||||||
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Protostega sp.
Cope 1871
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Benton and Spencer 1995 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Cheloniidae
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Chelone sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Benton and Spencer 1995 | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United Kingdom | State/province: | England | County: | East Sussex |
| Coordinates: | 50.9° North, 0.0° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 40.0° North, 1.7° East | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Key time interval: | Cenomanian - Turonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 100.50000 - 89.80000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Chalk | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: "Lower-Middle Chalk" | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | chalk |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | basinal (carbonate) |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection,survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Collectors: | G. Mantell, H. Hooper |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Sotheram, Southeram | ||
| Database number: | 92427 | ||
| Authorizer: | R. Butler, R. Benson, M. Carrano, P. Mannion | Enterer: | R. Butler, M. Carrano, R. Benson, P. Mannion |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-11-12 06:20:47 | Last modified: | 2019-07-16 15:00:03 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-11-12 06:20:47 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 64387. | R. Owen. 1850. Descriptions of the fossils of the Chalk Formation. Description of the fossil reptiles of the Chalk Formation. The Geology and Fossils of the Tertiary and Cretaceous Formations of Sussex 378-404 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 31161 | P. M. Barrett, R. J. Butler, N. P. Edwards and A. R. Milner. 2008. Pterosaur distribution in time and space: an atlas. Zitteliana B 28:61-107 [R. Butler/R. Butler] | |
| 15587 | ETE | M. J. Benton and P. S. Spencer. 1995. Fossil Reptiles of Great Britain. Chapman & Hall, London 1-386 [M. Carrano/K. Maguire/J. Tennant] |
| 64174 | W. Buckland. 1858. The Bridgewater Treatises on the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God, as Manifested in the Creation. Treatise IV. Geology and Mineralogy Considered with Reference to Natural Theology. 3rd Edition 1:lxxxiii-542 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 38114 | M. W. Caldwell. 2000. On the aquatic squamate Dolichosaurus longicollis (Cenomanian, Upper Cretaceous), and the evolution of elongate necks in squamates. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20(4):720-735 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] | |
| 62763 | F. Dixon. 1850. The Geology and Fossils of the Tertiary and Cretaceous Formations of Sussex xvi-422 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Carrano] | |
| 63762 | G. A. Mantell. 1854. The Medals of Creation; or, First Lessions in Geology, and the Study of Organic Remains 2:447-930 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 14140 | ETE | R. Owen. 1851. Monograph on the fossil Reptilia of the Cretaceous Formations. Part I. Chelonia (Lacertilia, etc.). The Palaeontographical Society, London 1851:1-118 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/R. Benson] |