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

Where: England, United Kingdom (52.0° N, 0.8° E: paleocoordinates 47.5° N, 1.7° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: London Clay Formation, Ypresian (55.8 - 48.6 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, concretionary, red sandstone

Preservation: coalified, original carbon

Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ),

Primary reference: M. E. J. Chandler. 1961. The Lower Tertiary Floras of Southern England. I. Palaeocene Floras. London Clay Flora (Supplement). British Museum (Natural History) London. 1-354 + 34 Plates [B. Tiffney/J. Bean/J. Bean] more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 21248: authorized by Bruce Tiffney, entered by Jessica Bean on 21.06.2002