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Ancholme - Oxford Clay

GroupAncholme
FormationOxford Clay
Member(s)Peterborough
Stewartby
Weymouth
Age:165 - 157 Ma
Jurassic
IntervalEarly Callovian
Lithologyclaystone/sandstone, claystone, mudstone
Number of Collections9
Number of Occurrences15

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
gas-works wellPeterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UKAncholme - Oxford Clay
Fletton brick pitPeterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UKAncholme - Oxford Clay - Peterborough
St. Ives ankylosaur Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, UKAncholme - Oxford Clay
Summertown PitOxford, Oxfordshire, England, UKAncholme - Oxford Clay - Stewartby
Jordan's CliffWeymouth and Portland, Dorset, England, UKAncholme - Oxford Clay - Weymouth
Bedford stegosaur Bedfordshire, England, UKAncholme - Oxford Clay - Peterborough
New Peterborough Brick CompanyPeterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UKAncholme - Oxford Clay - Peterborough
Hicks and Gardner No. 3 brick pitPeterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UKAncholme - Oxford Clay - Peterborough
Ham FieldsTrowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UKAncholme - Oxford Clay
Crook Hill BrickyardChickerell, West Dorset, Dorset, England, UKAncholme - Oxford Clay - Stewartby
Dorset SCaEngland, UKAncholme - Oxford Clay - Peterborough
St Ives pterosaurSouth Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, UKAncholme - Oxford Clay - Weymouth
Dogsthorpe brick pit Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UKAncholme - Oxford Clay - Peterborough
St ClementsOxford, Oxfordshire, England, UKAncholme - Oxford Clay - Stewartby
Brick-field near Montevideo HouseChickerell, West Dorset, Dorset, England, UKAncholme - Oxford Clay
Caldecotte LakeBuckinghamshire, England, UKAncholme - Oxford Clay - Peterborough
Peterborough areaPeterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UKAncholme - Oxford Clay - Peterborough
Quest PitCentral Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England, UKAncholme - Oxford Clay - Peterborough
Bedford marine reptilesBedfordshire, England, UKAncholme - Oxford Clay - Peterborough
Le WastLe Wast, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, FranceAncholme - Oxford Clay
Weymouth Kimmeridge Clay Formation Weymouth and Portland, Dorset, England, UKAncholme - Oxford Clay
RadipoleWeymouth and Portland, Dorset, England, UKAncholme - Oxford Clay
FleetWest Dorset, Dorset, England, UKAncholme - Oxford Clay
BackwaterWest Dorset, Dorset, England, UKAncholme - Oxford Clay
Peterborough areaPeterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UKAncholme - Oxford Clay - Peterborough
Farcet borrow pit West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UKAncholme - Oxford Clay - Peterborough
Orton brick pit Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UKAncholme - Oxford Clay - Peterborough

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Calciferous Grit161 - 156 Ma
Jurassic
sandstone1
Kimmeridge Clay151 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
siltstone, claystone, mudstone, "shale"/mudstone, "shale", mudstone/"limestone", "carbonate", gravel222
Kimmeridge Clay - Lower156 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
claystone, "shale", siltstone, mudstone61
Lower Oxford Clay165 - 161 Ma
Jurassic
marl1
Osmington Oolite161 - 156 Ma
Jurassic
grainstone, packstone, wackestone, wackestone/claystone, siltstone, packstone/marl, "limestone"216
Osmington Oolite - Nodular Rubble164 - 157 Ma
Jurassic
packstone40
Oxford Clay161 - 156 Ma
Jurassic
marl, claystone, mudstone, "shale"20
Oxford Clay - Peterborough165 - 161 Ma
Jurassic
claystone, mudstone18
Ringstead Coral Bed157 - 152 Ma
Jurassic
claystone, lime mudstone, packstone81
Sandsfoot Grit164 - 157 Ma
Jurassic
sandstone35
Trigonia clavellata161 - 156 Ma
Jurassic
wackestone, siltstone, claystone, packstone, sandstone/packstone, lime mudstone476
Ancholme - Kimmeridge Clay151 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
claystone, "shale"23
Ancholme - Oxford Clay - Peterborough165 - 156 Ma
Jurassic
mudstone/"limestone", "shale", mudstone, claystone92
Ancholme - Oxford Clay - Stewartby165 - 161 Ma
Jurassic
claystone6
Ancholme - Oxford Clay - Weymouth161 - 156 Ma
Jurassic
claystone3

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Leedsichthys sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Amiiformes : Leedsichthys166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Lepidotus latifrons
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Lepisosteiformes : Lepidotes : Lepidotus latifrons164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Lepidotus leedsi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Lepisosteiformes : Lepidotes : Lepidotus leedsi164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Lepidotus macrocheirus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Lepisosteiformes : Lepidotes : Lepidotus macrocheirus164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Pachycormidae
family
5Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Pachycormiformes : Pachycormidae164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Pachycormus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Pachycormiformes : Pachycormidae : Pachycormus164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Asteracanthus ornatissimus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Acrodontidae : Asteracanthus : Asteracanthus ornatissimus164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Camptosauridae
family
5Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Camptosauridae164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Callovosaurus leedsi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Dryosauridae : Callovosaurus : Callovosaurus leedsi164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Ornithopoda
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ornithopoda164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Sarcolestes leedsi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Sarcolestes : Sarcolestes leedsi164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Stegosauria
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Stegosauria164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Loricatosaurus priscus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Stegosauridae : Loricatosaurus : Loricatosaurus priscus164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Crocodylia
order
4Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Gracilineustes leedsi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Metriorhynchidae : Gracilineustes : Gracilineustes leedsi164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Metriorhynchus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Metriorhynchidae : Metriorhynchus164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Metriorhynchus brachyrhynchus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Metriorhynchidae : Metriorhynchus : Metriorhynchus brachyrhynchus164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Metriorhynchus moreli
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Metriorhynchidae : Metriorhynchus : Metriorhynchus moreli164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Metriorhynchus superciliosus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Metriorhynchidae : Metriorhynchus : Metriorhynchus superciliosus164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Suchodus durobrivensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Metriorhynchidae : Suchodus : Suchodus durobrivensis164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Tyrannoneustes lythrodectikos
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Metriorhynchidae : Tyrannoneustes : Tyrannoneustes lythrodectikos164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Machimosaurus hugii
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Machimosaurus : Machimosaurus hugii164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Steneosaurus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Teleosauridae : Steneosaurus164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Steneosaurus boutilieri
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Teleosauridae : Steneosaurus : Steneosaurus boutilieri164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Steneosaurus durobrivensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Teleosauridae : Steneosaurus : Steneosaurus durobrivensis164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Steneosaurus edwardsi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Teleosauridae : Steneosaurus : Steneosaurus edwardsi164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Steneosaurus heberti
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Teleosauridae : Steneosaurus : Steneosaurus heberti164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Steneosaurus leedsi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Teleosauridae : Steneosaurus : Steneosaurus leedsi164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Steneosaurus obtusidens
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Teleosauridae : Steneosaurus : Steneosaurus obtusidens164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Ichthyosaurus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ichthyosauridae : Ichthyosaurus164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Ichthyosauria
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ichthyosauria164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Ophthalmosaurus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ichthyosauridae : Ophthalmosaurus164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Ophthalmosaurus icenicus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ichthyosauridae : Ophthalmosaurus : Ophthalmosaurus icenicus164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Ophthalmosaurus monocharactus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ichthyosauridae : Ophthalmosaurus : Ophthalmosaurus monocharactus166.1 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Pterosauria
order
4Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Rhamphorhynchidae
family
5Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Rhamphorhynchidae164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Plesiosauroidea
superfamily
4.7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Plesiosauroidea166.1 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Cryptoclidus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Cryptoclididae : Cryptoclidus164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Cryptoclidus eurymerus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Cryptoclididae : Cryptoclidus : Cryptoclidus eurymerus164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Cimoliosaurus richardsoni
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Cryptoclididae : Cimoliosaurus : Cimoliosaurus richardsoni166.1 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Muraenosaurus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Elasmosauridae : Muraenosaurus164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Muraenosaurus leedsii
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Elasmosauridae : Muraenosaurus : Muraenosaurus leedsii164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Muraenosaurus beloclis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Cryptoclididae : Picrocleidus : Muraenosaurus beloclis164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Tricleidus seeleyi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Cryptoclididae : Tricleidus : Tricleidus seeleyi164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Plesiosauria
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Plesiosauria164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Liopleurodon ferox
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pliosauridae : Liopleurodon : Liopleurodon ferox164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Marmornectes candrewi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pliosauridae : Marmornectes : Marmornectes candrewi164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Plesiosaurus philarchus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pliosauridae : Peloneustes : Plesiosaurus philarchus164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Pliosauridae
family
5Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pliosauridae164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Pliosaurus andrewsi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Pliosauridae : Pliosaurus : Pliosaurus andrewsi164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Pliosaurus grandis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Pliosauridae : Pliosaurus : Pliosaurus grandis164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Simolestes vorax
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhomaleosauridae : Simolestes : Simolestes vorax164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Metriacanthosaurus parkeri
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Metriacanthosauridae : Metriacanthosaurus : Metriacanthosaurus parkeri161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Eustreptospondylus oxoniensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Megalosauridae : Eustreptospondylus : Eustreptospondylus oxoniensis164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Cetiosauriscus stewarti
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Cetiosauriscus : Cetiosauriscus stewarti164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Cetiosaurus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Cetiosauridae : Cetiosaurus164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Ornithopsis leedsii
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Ornithopsis : Ornithopsis leedsii164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Sauropoda
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Gryphaea sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Gryphaea161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Cephalopoda
class
3Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Ammonitida
order
4Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonites : Ammonitida164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Aspidoceras sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Aspidoceratidae : Aspidoceras164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Kosmoceras sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Kosmoceratidae : Kosmoceras164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Belemnoidea
superfamily
4.7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnoidea164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Belemnopsis hastata
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Belemnopseidae : Belemnopsis : Belemnopsis hastata164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic

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