SEDIMENTOLOGY AND VERTEBRATE TAPHONOMY OF BONE-BEARING FACIES FROM THE CLOCKHOUSE ROCK STORE (WEALD CLAY, LATE HAUTERIVIAN), CAPEL, SURREY,UK

The Clockhouse Rock Store [TQ 174 384] has for the past twenty years b een a major source of Wealden insect fossils, but the presence of vert ebrate remains has only been briefly documented. Nine distinct vertebr ate-bearing facies are described here. Sedimentary structures in the s andstones indicate fluvial deposition. Taxa recorded include hybodont sharks, holostean-grade and teleost fish and goniopholidid crocodiles. The vertebrate fossils show taphonomic features confirming deposition by rivers.