GAULT AMMONOIDEA

 

Hamites (Hamites) incurvatus Brown, 1837
a typical example from the Late Albian (Upper Gault) of Folkestone, Kent, UK
Catalogue No: F/A/0272/JKC
Site: Folkestone, KENT, UK
Superfamily: TURRILITACEAE Gill, 1871
Family: HAMITIDAE Gill, 1871
Species: Hamites (Hamites) incurvatus Brown, 1837
Measurement : Length 39mm
Albian Stage: Late Albian
Bed & Position: Bed VIII (i) - lowermost Dipoloceras cristatum Subzone
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

 

Site: Folkestone, KENT, UK
Superfamily: TURRILITACEAE Gill, 1871
Family: HAMITIDAE Gill, 1871
Species: Hamites (Hamites) incurvatus (Brown, 1837) fragment with Aptychi found by Thomas Miller 2011
Measurement : Length 15mm approx.
Albian Stage: Late Albian
Bed & Position: Bed VIII (i) - lowermost Dipoloceras cristatum Subzone
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

 

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