Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues)
Elopiformes (Tarpon / Tenpounders)
- Elops sp.
- Esocelops cavifrons
- Protarpon (Megalops) oblongus
- Protarpon (Megalops) priscus
- Promegalops sheppeyensis
- Promegalops signeuxae
- Undescribed Elopiformes
Aulopiformes (Grinners & Lizardfish)
Beryciformes (Soldier/Pricklefish)
Scombriformes (Mackerel & Tuna)
- Eocoelopoma colei
- Eocoelopoma curvatum
- Eocoelopoma gigas
- Micrornatus hopwoodi
- Scombramphodon crassidens
- Scombramphodon sheppeyensis
- Duplexdens (Scombrinus) macropomus
- Scombrinus nuchalis
- Sphyraenodus priscus
- Tamesichthys decipiens
- Wetherellus brevior
- Wetherellus cristatus
- Wetherellus longior
- Woodwardella patellifrons
- Palaeocybium proosti
- Bramoides brieni
- Goniocranion arambourgi
- Undescribed Scombrid #1
- Undescribed Scombrid #2
Carangiformes (Jack Mackerels)
- Enniskillenus radiatus
- Cylindracanthus rectus
- Hemirhabdorhynchus elliotti
- Acestrus elongatus
- Acestrus ornatus
- Aglyptorhynchus venablesi
- Xiphiorhynchus priscus
Acipenseriformes (Sturgeons)
Scientific Classification
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)
Subclass: Chondrostei
Order: Acipenseriformes (Sturgeons)
Acipenseriformes are an incredibly successful order of bony fish, first appearing in the early Jurassic and still having members surviving to this day including Sturgeon and Paddlefish. They are also one of the first orders of Ray-finned fish to have evolved.
Acipenseriformes are most notably characterised by their partially ossified (bony) skeletons while still retaining much cartilage. The only described member of this order found within the London Clay is Acipenser toliapicus which is known from only partial remains including dermal scutes and fins.
Here is an artistic reconstruction of Acipenser toliapicus in the sub-tropical Eocene seas hunting for worms & molluscs.