Hordle Cliff Rodent Bed, Hampshire,


Fundort: Hordle Cliff Rodent Bed, Hampshire, , England,
Taxon: Microchoerus erinaceus aus der Familie Omomyidae
Fossilien und Beschreibung der Fundstelle:
Macrofossils,mesofossils, This bed is synonymous with the "Limnaea Marl" and is in the upper portion of the Lower Headon Beds, (less than 1 m from the top) at this locality. In her publications, M. of Hastings separated this into two units (her Stratum 1 and 2)., Marl with overlying dark clay, the rest of the Headon Beds are predominantly clays, with varying amounts of sand, limestone and ironstone
Geschätztes Alter
der Fundstelle:
zwischen 33,9 und 37,2 Millionen Jahre aus der Headon Beds Formation in
Geologie, Sratigraphie Priabonian / Late Eocene / Headon Beds
Koordinaten: 50° 43 ' 29 '' N, 1° 35 ' 34 '' W

Literatur

P. E. Cray 1973, Marsupialia, Insectivora, Primates, Creodonta and Carnivora from the Headon Beds (upper Eocene) of southern England. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Geology Series. 23:1, p. 1 - 102

Systematik