Genus: Gerhardodon KIELAN-JAWOROWSKA & ENSON, 1992
Etymology: In honour of Professor Gerhard Hahn (Marburg) in recognition of his work on multitubrculates and Greek odous, meaning tooth.

Species: purbeckensis KEILAN-JAWOROWSKA & ENSON, 1992
Etymology: Occurring in the Purbeck Limestone Formation.

Holotype: DORCM GS 19

Locality: Sunnydown Farm Quarry near Langton Matravers, NGR SY 9822 7880, Swanage, Dorset County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Cherry Freshwater Member, Purbeck Limestone Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Tithonian Stage, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material: Left ?P3.

Referred material:

DORCM GS 9: Left ?M1.

DORCM GS 11: Left P4 or P5.

DORCM GS 20: Right ?P3.

DORCM GS 21: Anterior part of a right P4 or P5.

 


cf. purbeckensis KIELAN-JAWOROWSKA & ENSON, 1992

Locality: Suttle’s Quarry, near Swanage, Dorset County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Cherry Freshwater Member, Purbeck Limestone Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Tithonian Stage, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material:

DORCM GS 15: Anterior part of right M1.