Where: England, United Kingdom (50.8° N, 0.7° W: paleocoordinates 46.2° N, 3.0° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

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

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

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). 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 21249: authorized by Bruce Tiffney, entered by Bruce Tiffney on 21.06.2002, edited by Jessica Bean