GAULT AMMONOIDEA
Hamites (Lytohamites) similis Casey 1960
two examples of this very rare ammonite from the Late Albian (Upper Gault Clay) of Folkestone, Kent, UK
Specimen 1
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

Specimen 2
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

 

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