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GAULT AMMONOIDEA
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Hamites (Lytohamites) similis Casey
1960
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two examples of this very rare ammonite
from the Late Albian (Upper Gault Clay) of Folkestone, Kent, UK
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Specimen 1
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| Catalogue No: | F/A/0064/JKC |
| Site: | Folkestone, KENT, UK |
| Superfamily: | TURRILITACEAE Gill, 1871 |
| Family: | HAMITIDAE Gill, 1871 |
| Species: | Hamites (Lytohamites) similis Casey 1960, p. 92 |
| Measurement : | Length 25mm |
| Albian Stage: | Late Albian |
| Bed & Position: | Bed X (Mortoniceras inflatum Zone; Hysteroceras varicosum SubZone) |
| Preservation: | Pyritised |
| References: |
a. Wright C. W. 1996. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology (Part L Mollusca 4 Revised) Volume 4: Cretaceous Ammonoidea b. Casey R. 1960. A Monograph of the Ammonoidea of the Lower Greensand; Part II. Palaeontographical Society London |
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Specimen 2
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| Catalogue No: | F/A/0031/JKC |
| Site: | Folkestone, KENT, UK |
| Superfamily: | TURRILITACEAE Gill, 1871 |
| Family: | HAMITIDAE Gill, 1871 |
| Species: | Hamites (Lytohamites) similis Casey 1960, p. 92 |
| Measurement : | Length 21mm |
| Albian Stage: | Late Albian |
| Bed & Position: | Bed X (Mortoniceras inflatum Zone; Hysteroceras varicosum SubZone) |
| Preservation: | Pyritised |
| References: |
a. Wright C. W. 1996. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology (Part L Mollusca 4 Revised) Volume 4: Cretaceous Ammonoidea b. Casey R. 1960. A Monograph of the Ammonoidea of the Lower Greensand; Part II. Palaeontographical Society London |