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GAULT AMMONOIDEA
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Hamites (Hamites) gibbosus J.
Sowerby 1814
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two excellent examples from the Gault
Clay of Folkestone, Kent, UK
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Specimen 1
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| Catalogue No: | F/A/0055/JKC |
| Site: | Folkestone, KENT, UK |
| Superfamily: | TURRILITACEAE Gill, 1871 |
| Family: | HAMITIDAE Gill, 1871 |
| Species: | Hamites (Hamites) gibbosus Sowerby, 1814 |
| Measurement : | Length 23mm |
| Albian Stage: | Albian - beach collected |
| Bed & Position: | not recorded |
| 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. 1941. A Monograph of the Ammonoidea of the Gault; Part XIV. Palaeontographical Society London |
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Specimen 2
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| Catalogue No: | F/A/0057/JKC |
| Site: | Folkestone, KENT, UK |
| Superfamily: | TURRILITACEAE Gill, 1871 |
| Family: | HAMITIDAE Gill, 1871 |
| Species: | Hamites (Hamites) gibbosus Sowerby, 1814 |
| Measurement : | Length 65mm |
| Albian Stage: | Late Albian |
| Bed & Position: | Bed VIII (i) - Mortoniceras inflatum Zone; Dipoloceras cristatum Subzone (lower cristatum nodule bed) |
| Preservation: | Phosphatised |
| References: |
a. Wright C. W. 1996. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology (Part L Mollusca 4 Revised) Volume 4: Cretaceous Ammonoidea b. Spath L. F. 1941. A Monograph of the Ammonoidea of the Gault; Part XIV. Palaeontographical Society London |