The London Clay Flora - Bognor (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (50.8° N, 0.7° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 42.0° N, 6.9° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: London Clay Formation, Ypresian (56.0 - 48.1 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; unlithified claystone and poorly lithified, calcareous sandstone

• Soft Calcareous sandstone (Reid & Chandler, 1933); Clay (Chandler, 1961)

Preservation: coalified, original carbon, replaced with pyrite

Collection methods: bulk, surface (float), sieve,

Primary reference: M. E. J. Chandler. 1961. The Lower Tertiary Floras of Southern England. I. Palaeocene Floras. London Clay Flora (Supplement) 1-354 [B. Tiffney/J. Bean/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 21249: authorized by Bruce Tiffney, entered by Bruce Tiffney on 21.06.2002, edited by Jessica Bean and Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Tinomiscium taylori n. sp., Palaeoeucharidium cellulare
Angiospermae
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
"Petrophiloides richardsoni" = Platycarya richardsoni, Pterocaryopsis elliptica n. sp., Pterocaryopsis bognorensis n. gen. n. sp., Juglandicarya bognorensis n. sp., Juglandicarya depressa
"Petrophiloides richardsoni" = Platycarya richardsoni Bowerbank 1840
Pterocaryopsis elliptica n. sp. Chandler 1978
Pterocaryopsis bognorensis n. gen. n. sp. Chandler 1961
Juglandicarya bognorensis n. sp. Chandler 1961
Juglandicarya depressa Reid and Chandler 1933
 Cucurbitales - Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbitospermum equiaelaterale n. sp., Cucurbitospermum triangulare n. sp., Cucurbitospermum sheppeyense n. sp.
Cucurbitospermum triangulare n. sp. Chandler 1961
Cucurbitospermum sheppeyense n. sp. Chandler 1961
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiospermum eocenicum, Euphorbiospermum subglobulare n. sp., Euphorbiospermum venablesi, Euphorbiospermum bognorense n. sp., Wetherellia variabilis
Euphorbiospermum subglobulare n. sp. Chandler 1961 spurge
Euphorbiospermum venablesi Chandler 1961 spurge
Euphorbiospermum bognorense n. sp. Chandler 1961 spurge
Wetherellia variabilis Bowerbank 1840 spurge
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
? Anacardiaceae indet., Lobaticarpum variabile, Dracontomelon minimum, Dracontomelon subglobosum, "Odina europaea" = Lannea, "Odina jenkinsi" = Lannea, "Spondiaecarpum operculatum n. sp." = Spondiaecarpon
? Anacardiaceae indet. Brown 1818 cashew
Lobaticarpum variabile Reid and Chandler 1933 cashew
Dracontomelon minimum Reid and Chandler 1933 cashew
Dracontomelon subglobosum Reid and Chandler 1933 cashew
"Odina europaea" = Lannea cashew
"Odina jenkinsi" = Lannea cashew
"Spondiaecarpum operculatum n. sp." = Spondiaecarpon cashew
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Sapindospermum taylori n. sp., Sapindospermum jenkinsi
Sapindospermum taylori n. sp. Chandler 1978 soapberry
Sapindospermum jenkinsi Reid and Chandler 1933 soapberry
 Sapindales - Rutaceae
Rutaspermum bognorensis n. sp., Rutaspermum minimum n. sp., Caxtonia glandulosa, Canticarya sp.
Rutaspermum minimum n. sp. Chandler 1961 citrus
Caxtonia glandulosa Reid and Chandler 1933 citrus
Canticarya sp. Reid and Chandler 1933 citrus
 Sapindales - Burseraceae
Palaeobursera bognorensis n. gen. n. sp., Bursericarpum bognorensis n. sp., Bursericarpum ovale n. sp., Bursericarpum aldwickense n. sp., Bursericarpum venablesi n. sp., Protocommiphora europaea
Palaeobursera bognorensis n. gen. n. sp. Chandler 1961
Bursericarpum ovale n. sp. Chandler 1961
Bursericarpum aldwickense n. sp. Chandler 1961
Bursericarpum venablesi n. sp. Chandler 1961
Protocommiphora europaea Reid and Chandler 1933
 Sapindales - Meliaceae
Toona sulcata
Toona sulcata Bowerbank 1840 mahogany
 Malvales - Malvaceae
Hightea elliptica
Hightea elliptica Bowerbank 1840 mallow
 Vitales - Vitaceae
Tetrastigma corrugata n. sp., Tetrastigma sheppeyensis, "Vitis longisulcata" = Tetrastigma longisulcata, Parthenocissus monasteriensis, Ampelopsis crenulata, Ampelopsis monasteriensis, Vitis bognorensis, Vitis sp., Vitis obovoidea n. sp., Vitis elegans n. sp., Vitis rectisulcata n. sp., Vitis subglobosa, Vitis semenlabruscoides, Vitis bracknellensis n. sp., Vitis venablesi n. sp.
Tetrastigma corrugata n. sp. Chandler 1961
Tetrastigma sheppeyensis Chandler 1961
"Vitis longisulcata" = Tetrastigma longisulcata Reid and Chandler 1933
Ampelopsis crenulata Reid and Chandler 1933
Ampelopsis monasteriensis Kirchheimer 1939
A. rotundata
Vitis sp. Linnaeus 1753 grapevine
Vitis obovoidea n. sp. Chandler 1961 grapevine
Vitis elegans n. sp. Chandler 1961 grapevine
Vitis rectisulcata n. sp. Chandler 1961 grapevine
Vitis subglobosa Reid and Chandler 1933 grapevine
Vitis semenlabruscoides Reid and Chandler 1933 grapevine
Vitis bracknellensis n. sp. Chandler 1961 grapevine
Vitis venablesi n. sp. Chandler 1961 grapevine
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Carpolithus sp., Carpolithus gracilis, Carpolithus pusillus, Carpolithus bellispermus n. sp.
Carpolithus sp. Linnaeus 1768
Palmospermum sp.?
Carpolithus gracilis Bowerbank 1840
Carpolithus pusillus Reid and Chandler 1933
var. elongatus
Carpolithus bellispermus n. sp. Chandler 1978
 Laurales - Lauraceae
Litsea pyriformis, Laurocarpum sp., Laurocarpum minimum, Laurocarpum paradoxum, Laurocarpum minutissimum, Beilschmiedia bognorensis n. sp., Protoravensara sheppeyensis, Cinnamomum grande, Cinnamomum oblongum n. sp., Cinnamomum globulare, Cinnamomum ovoideum n. sp.
Litsea pyriformis Reid and Chandler 1933 laurel
Laurocarpum sp. Reid and Chandler 1933 laurel
species #16
Laurocarpum minimum Reid and Chandler 1933 laurel
Laurocarpum paradoxum Reid and Chandler 1933 laurel
Laurocarpum minutissimum Reid and Chandler 1933 laurel
Beilschmiedia bognorensis n. sp. Chandler 1961 laurel
Protoravensara sheppeyensis Reid and Chandler 1933 laurel
Cinnamomum grande Reid and Chandler 1933 cinnamon
Cinnamomum oblongum n. sp. Chandler 1961 cinnamon
Cinnamomum globulare Reid and Chandler 1933 cinnamon
Cinnamomum ovoideum n. sp. Chandler 1961 cinnamon
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Palmospermum sp., Palmospermum minutum n. sp., Palmospermum davisi n. sp., "? Nipaceae indet." = Nypoideae, Sabal sp., "Nipa burtini" = Nypa burtini
Palmospermum sp. Reid and Chandler 1933 palm
Palmospermum minutum n. sp. Chandler 1961 palm
Palmospermum davisi n. sp. Chandler 1961 palm
"? Nipaceae indet." = Nypoideae palm
Sabal sp. Adanson 1763 palm
S. grandisperma?
"Nipa burtini" = Nypa burtini Brongniart 1828 palm
 Proteales - Sabiaceae
Bognoria venablesi n. gen. n. sp., Meliosma jenkinsii, Meliosma sheppeyensis, Meliosma cantiensis
Bognoria venablesi n. gen. n. sp. Chandler 1961
Meliosma sheppeyensis Reid and Chandler 1933
Meliosma cantiensis Reid and Chandler 1933
 Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
Diploclisia bognorensis n. sp., Menispermicarpum venablesi n. sp., Palaeosinomenium venablesii n. gen. n. sp., Tinospora excavata
Diploclisia bognorensis n. sp. Chandler 1961
Menispermicarpum venablesi n. sp. Chandler 1961
Palaeosinomenium venablesii n. gen. n. sp. Chandler 1961
Tinospora excavata Reid and Chandler 1933
 Violales - Flacourtiaceae
Oncoba variabilis
Oncoba variabilis Bowerbank 1840
 Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
? Hamamelidaceae indet., ? Corylopsis latisperma n. sp., ? Corylopsis bognorensis n. sp., Corylopsis venablesi n. sp.
? Hamamelidaceae indet. Brown 1818 witch-hazel
? Corylopsis latisperma n. sp. Chandler 1961 witch-hazel
? Corylopsis bognorensis n. sp. Chandler 1961 witch-hazel
Corylopsis venablesi n. sp. Chandler 1961 witch-hazel
 Dilleniales - Dilleniaceae
Hibbertia bognorensis n. sp., Tetracera eocenica
Hibbertia bognorensis n. sp. Chandler 1961
Tetracera eocenica Reid and Chandler 1933
 Icacinales - Icacinaceae
Icacinicarya bognorensis, Icacinicarya sp., Icacinicarya mucronata n. sp., Icacinicarya reticulata n. sp., Icacinicarya platycarpa, Icacinicarya minima, ? Icacinicarya minima, Palaeophytocrene foveolata, Iodes sp., Iodes multireticulata
Icacinicarya sp. Reid and Chandler 1933 white pear
Icacinicarya mucronata n. sp. Chandler 1961 white pear
Icacinicarya reticulata n. sp. Chandler 1961 white pear
Icacinicarya platycarpa Reid and Chandler 1933 white pear
Icacinicarya minima Reid and Chandler 1933 white pear
? Icacinicarya minima Reid and Chandler 1933 white pear
Palaeophytocrene foveolata Reid and Chandler 1933 white pear
Iodes sp. Blume 1825 white pear
I. multireticulata?
Iodes multireticulata Reid and Chandler 1933 white pear
 Cornales - Nyssaceae
Nyssa sp., Palaeonyssa sp., Palaeonyssa multilocularis
Nyssa sp. Linnaeus 1753 tupelo
Palaeonyssa sp. Reid and Chandler 1933
Palaeonyssa multilocularis Reid and Chandler 1933
 Cornales - Cornaceae
"Dunstania multilocularis" = Cornus multilocularis, Lanfrancia subglobosa, Portnallia bognorensis n. gen. n. sp.
"Dunstania multilocularis" = Cornus multilocularis Reid and Chandler 1933 dogwood
Lanfrancia subglobosa Reid and Chandler 1933
Portnallia bognorensis n. gen. n. sp. Chandler 1961
 Magnoliales - Annonaceae
"Anonaspermum ovale" = Uvaria ovale, Anonaspermum sp., Anonaspermum minimum
"Anonaspermum ovale" = Uvaria ovale Reid and Chandler 1933 custard apple
Anonaspermum sp. Ball 1931 custard apple
Anonaspermum minimum Reid and Chandler 1933 custard apple
 Magnoliales - Magnoliaceae
Magnolia symmetrica n. sp., Magnolia subquadrangularis, Magnolia oblonga n. sp., Magnolia subcircularis, Magnolia lobata, Magnolia lata n. sp., Magnolia rugosa n. sp., Magnolia angusta, Magnolia crassa
Magnolia symmetrica n. sp. Chandler 1961 magnolia
Magnolia subquadrangularis Bowerbank 1840 magnolia
Magnolia oblonga n. sp. Chandler 1961 magnolia
Magnolia subcircularis Reid and Chandler 1933 magnolia
Magnolia lobata Bowerbank 1840 magnolia
Magnolia lata n. sp. Chandler 1961 magnolia
Magnolia rugosa n. sp. Chandler 1961 magnolia
Magnolia angusta Reid and Chandler 1933 magnolia
Magnolia crassa Reid and Chandler 1933 magnolia
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Lagenella alata, Leyrida bilocularis
Lagenella alata Reid and Chandler 1933
Leyrida bilocularis Reid and Chandler 1933
  - Mastixiaceae
Beckettia mastixioides, Mastixia parva, Mastixia cantiensis
Beckettia mastixioides Reid and Chandler 1933
Mastixia parva Reid and Chandler 1933
Mastixia cantiensis Reid and Chandler 1933
Dicotyledoneae
 Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Aldwickia venablesi n. gen. n. sp.
Aldwickia venablesi n. gen. n. sp. Chandler 1961 myrtle
 Myrtales - Lythraceae
Tamesicarpum polyspermum
Tamesicarpum polyspermum Reid and Chandler 1933
 Ericales - Symplocaceae
? Symplocos bognorensis n. sp.
? Symplocos bognorensis n. sp. Chandler 1961 sweetleaf
 Ericales - Epacridaceae
Leucopogon quadrilocularis
Leucopogon quadrilocularis Reid and Chandler 1933
Angiospermae
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? Lagenoidea sp.
? Lagenoidea sp. Reid and Chandler 1933
Lycopodiopsida
 Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae
? Selaginella sp.
? Selaginella sp. Beauvois 1804 spikemoss
Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Araucarites sp., ? Araucarites sp.
Araucarites sp. Presl 1833
? Araucarites sp. Presl 1833