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GAULT AMMONOIDEA
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Metahamites sp.
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two fragmentary examples of this very
rare ammonite from the Middle Albian (Lower Gault) of Westerham, Kent,
UK
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| Comments: | short septate portion; excellent suture |
| Catalogue No: | SQ/A/0226/JKC |
| Site: | Squerryes Pit, Westerham, KENT, UK |
| Superfamily: | TURRILITACEAE Gill, 1871 |
| Family: | ANISOCERATIDAE Hyatt, 1900 |
| Genus: | Metahamites Spath 1930 |
| Measurement : | Height 26mm; Width 14mm |
| Albian Stage: | Middle Albian |
| Bed & Position: |
Hoplites dentatus Zone; Hoplites spathi Sub-Zone |
| 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. 1938. A Monograph of the Ammonoidea of the Gault; Part XIII. Palaeontographical Society London |
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| Comments: | curved body-chamber portion |
| Catalogue No: | SQ/A/0036/JKC |
| Site: | Squerryes Pit, Westerham, KENT, UK |
| Superfamily: | TURRILITACEAE Gill, 1871 |
| Family: | ANISOCERATIDAE Hyatt, 1900 |
| Genus: | Metahamites Spath 1930 |
| Measurement : | Height 43mm; Width 14mm |
| Albian Stage: | Middle Albian |
| Bed & Position: |
Hoplites dentatus Zone; Hoplites spathi Sub-Zone |
| 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. 1938. A Monograph of the Ammonoidea of the Gault; Part XIII. Palaeontographical Society London |