Speeton Clay Formation
| Speeton Clay Formation | ||
|---|---|---|
Ma | ||
Approximate paleocoordinates 41°00′S 9°18′E / 41.0°S 9.3°E | | |
| Region | Yorkshire | |
| Country |  United Kingdom | |
| Extent | North Sea Graben, eastern England | |
| Type section | ||
| Named for | Speeton | |
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The Speeton Clay Formation (SpC)
The formation is named after the village of Speeton in North Yorkshire.
Fossil content
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[3]
- Reptiles
- Ichthyosaurs
- Neornithischians
- Sauropterygians
- Elasmosauridae - "Speeton Clay plesiosaurian"[8]
- Fish
- Cretorectolobus doylei[9]
- "Dasyatis" speetonensis[9]
- Notidanodon lanceolatus[9]
- Notorhynchus aptiensis[9]
- Synechodus dubrisiensis[9]
- Spathobatis rugosus[9]
- ?Sphenodus sp.[9]
- "Elops" neocomiensis[9]
- Pycnodontidae indet.[9]
- Semionotidae indet.[9]
- Teleostei indet.[9]
- ?Triakidae indet.[9]
- Invertebrates
- Crustaceans
- Crinoids
- Crinoidea indet.[9]
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References
- ^ Speeton Clay Formation - BGS
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." pp. 517–607.
- ^ Speeton Clay Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Fischer et al., 2012b
- ^ Fischer et al., 2012a
- ^ Norman & Barrett, 2002
- ^ Mulder & Fraaije, 2016
- ^ Benson & Druckenmiller, 2014
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Underwood et al., 1999
- ^ Gale, 2019
Bibliography
- Gale, A.. 2019. Thoracican cirripedes (Crustacea) from the Hauterivian (Lower Cretaceous) of Hannover, northern Germany. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association130. 659-672. .
- Mulder, E. W. A., and R. H. B. Fraaije. 2016. New records of Early Cretaceous iguanodontian dinosaur remains from the Dutch sector of the North Sea. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen282. 271-277. .
- Benson, R. B. J., and P. S. Druckenmiller. 2014. Faunal turnover of marine tetrapods during the Jurassic–Cretaceous transition. Biological Reviews89. 1-23. .
- Appleby, B.; M. W. Maisch; D. Naish; R. Kosma; J. Liston; U. Joger; F. J. Krüger; J. P. Pérez, and J. Tainsh. 2012b. Correction: New Ophthalmosaurid Ichthyosaurs from the European Lower Cretaceous Demonstrate Extensive Ichthyosaur Survival across the Jurassic–Cretaceous Boundary.
- Appleby, B.; M. W. Maisch; D. Naish; R. Kosma; J. Liston; U. Joger; F. J. Krüger; J. P. Pérez, and J. Tainsh. 2012a. New Ophthalmosaurid Ichthyosaurs from the European Lower Cretaceous Demonstrate Extensive Ichthyosaur Survival across the Jurassic–Cretaceous Boundary. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...729234F
- Norman, D. B., and P. M. Barrett. 2002. Ornithischian dinosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous (Berriasian) of England. Special Papers in Palaeontology68. 161-189. .
- Underwood, C. J.; S. F. Michell, and K. J. Veltkamp. 1999. Shark and Ray teeth from the Hauterivian (Lower Cretaceous) of north-east England. Palaeontology 42. 287-302. .
- Lott, G. K.; B. N. Fletcher, and I. P. Wilkinson. 1986. The stratigraphy of the Lower Cretaceous Speeton Clay Formation in a cored borehole off the coast of north-east England.
Further reading
- Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society52. 179–220. Accessed 27 March 2020.
- Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society45. 575–618. Accessed 27 March 2020.