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GAULT AMMONOIDEA
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Anahoplites planus
(Mantell, 1822) var discoidea,
Spath 1923
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two examples from the Middle Albian (Lower
Gault Clay) of Folkestone, Kent, UK
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Specimen 1
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| Catalogue No: | F/A/0097/JKC |
| Site: | Folkestone |
| Family: | HOPLITIDAE H Douvillé, 1890 |
| Sub-family: | ANAHOPLITINAE Breistroffer, 1947 |
| Species: | Anahoplites planus (Mantell 1822) var discoidea, Spath 1923 |
| Measurement : | Diameter 49mm |
| Albian Stage: | Middle Albian |
| Bed & Position: | Bed VII (lower) - Euhoplites lautus Zone Eu. lautus/nitidus Subzone |
| Preservation: | Pyritised |
| References: |
a. Wright C. W. 1996. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology (Part L Mollusca 4 Revised) Volume 4: Cretaceous Ammonoidea b. Spath L. F. 1923. A Monograph of the Ammonoidea of the Gault; Part III. Palaeontographical Society London |
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Specimen 2
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| Catalogue No: | F/A/0108/JKC |
| Site: | Folkestone |
| Family: | HOPLITIDAE H Douvillé, 1890 |
| Sub-family: | ANAHOPLITINAE Breistroffer, 1947 |
| Species: | Anahoplites planus (Mantell 1822) var discoidea, Spath 1923 |
| Measurement : | Diameter 44mm |
| Albian Stage: | Middle Albian |
| Bed & Position: | Bed VII (lower) - Euhoplites lautus Zone Eu. lautus/nitidus Subzone |
| Preservation: | Pyritised |
| References: |
a. Wright C. W. 1996. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology (Part L Mollusca 4 Revised) Volume 4: Cretaceous Ammonoidea b. Spath L. F. 1923. A Monograph of the Ammonoidea of the Gault; Part III. Palaeontographical Society London |