Genus: Eleutherodon KERMACK, KERMACK, LEES & MILLS, 1998
Etymology: Greek, eleutheros, “a freeman" and Greek, odous, “tooth”. The name is a punning complement to Mer. E. Freeman, who was the first worker to collect and publish mammal teeth from the forest marble.

Species: oxfordensis KERMACK, KERMACK, LEES & MILLS, 1998
Etymology: In reference to where the specimen was found.

Holotype: BMNH M46460 (formerly Biology Department, University College, London, BDUC J. 460).

Locality: Clay bands of the “Kirtlington mammal bed’, Kirtlington Old Quarry (Old Cement Works Quarry), grid reference SP 494 199, Oxfordshire County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Forest Marble.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Bathonian Stage, Middle Dogger Epoch, Middle Jurassic.

Material: Single upper molar.

Paratypes:

BMNH M46585, M46459, M46185 (formerly BDUC J. 459, J.585, J.814): Upper molars.

Note: From bed 3w(iii).

BMNH M46681, BDUC J771 (formerly J.681), Eric Freeman private collection (146 Haydens Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 1AE) EF FM/K56, BMNH M46461, M46649 (formerly BDUC J.461, J.649): Upper molars.

Note: From bed 3 w (1)

BMNH M46814:

Note: From bed 3u.

Referred material:

J.763, J.797: Lower molars.

BUTLER & HOOKER, 2005

BMNH M46654: Incomplete left lower molar.

BMNH M46821: Right upper molar.

Note: From bed 3p (iii)

BMNH M46832: Right upper molar.

BMNH M46851: Left lower molar, rolled.

Note: From bed 3w(i).

 

Locality: Wanton Cliff, west of Bridgeport, (grid reference SY 451 908-453 907), Dorset County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Forest Marble.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Bathonian Stage, Middle Dogger Epoch, Middle Jurassic.

Material:

BDUC J.185: Upper molar.

BDUC J. 183: Lower molar.

BUTLER & HOOKER, 2005

BMNH M34986: Left upper molar.

BMNH M46785: Right upper molar, worn and rolled.