Figure 1: KMC-A285. Scale bar represents 3 cm.
Specimen ID:
KMC-A285
Taxonomic Identification:
† Testudines indet.
Geologic Age:
Ya - 56 Ma
Age - Ypresian
Epoch - Eocene
Period - Palaeogene
Era - Cenozoic
Stratigraphic Unit:
Member/Bed - n/a
Formation - London Clay
Group - Thames
Locality:
Location - Tankerton
Region - Kent
Country - UK
Coordinates (W3W or 8 Fig) - n/a
Description and Data:
Elements present - Turtle Plastron fragment
Completeness - Fragment
Collector - EKM
Date of Collection - n/a
Collection Method - ex situ
Notes - n/a
Associated Data:
Scans/Models - n/a
Preparation Notes - n/a
Previous Owner - n/a
Purchased from - n/a
Date of Acquisition - n/a
Associated Fossils:
Family - Turtles
Fossil - Turtle Bones
Age - Ypresian
Stratigraphic Unit - London Clay Formation
Locality - North Kent Coast
Last Updated: 28/03/2026