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GAULT AMMONOIDEA
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Suborder: PHYLLOCERATIDA Arkell, 1950
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| Superfamily | PHYLLOCERATACEAE Zittel, 1884 |
| Family: | PHYLLOCERATIDAE Zittel, 1884 |
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Phylloceras (Phylloceras) sp.
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an example of this very rare ammonite
from the Gault Clay of Folkestone, Kent, UK
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| Catalogue No: | F/A/0069/JKC |
| Site: | Folkestone, KENT, UK |
| Suborder: | PHYLLOCERATIDA Arkell, 1950 |
| Superfamily | PHYLLOCERATACEAE Zittel, 1884 |
| Family: | PHYLLOCERATIDAE Zittel, 1884 |
| Subfamily: | PHYLLOCERATINAE Zittel, 1884 |
| Species: | Phylloceras (Phylloceras) sp |
| Measurement: | Diameter 22mm |
| Albian Stage: | Albian - beach collected so cannot be more specific. Likely Middle or Upper Albian (Gault Clay) |
| Bed & Position: | not known |
| Preservation: | Pyritised |
| Comments: | Unique specimen. Phylloceras is extremely rare in the Gault |
| Reference: | Wright C. W. 1996. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology (Part L Mollusca 4 Revised) Volume 4: Cretaceous Ammonoidea |