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GAULT AMMONOIDEA
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Dipoloceras (Dipoloceras) cornutum
(Pictet 1847)
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a unique specimen, complete with rostrum;
from the Middle Albian (Lower Gault Clay) of Folkestone, Kent, UK
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| Collected | Beach exposure collected Steve Friedrich |
| Site: | Folkestone, KENT, UK |
| Family: | BRANCOCERATIDAE Spath, 1934 (1900) |
| Subfamily: | MOJSISOVICZIINAE Hyatt, 1903 |
| Species: | Dipoloceras (Dipoloceras) cornutum (Pictet) |
| Measurement: | Diameter 31mm |
| Albian Stage: | Middle Albian |
| Bed & Position: | Bed VI (Euhoplites lautus Zone; lautus/nitidus SubZone) |
| Preservation: | Pyritised, nacreous shell |
| Comments: | Complete to rostrum; unique specimen |