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GAULT AMMONOIDEA
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Turrilitoides densicostatus (Passendorfer
1930)
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two excellent examples from the Middle
Albian (Lower Gault Clay) of Folkestone, Kent, UK
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Specimen 1
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| Catalogue No: | F/A/0077/JKC |
| Site: | Folkestone, KENT, UK |
| Superfamily: | TURRILITACEAE Gill, 1871 |
| Family: | TURRILITIDAE Gill, 1871 |
| Species: | Turrilitoides densicostatus (Passendorfer 1930) |
| Measurement : | Height 15mm; max diameter 7mm |
| Albian Stage: | Middle Albian |
| Bed & Position: | Bed VI (Euhoplites lautus Zone; Euhoplites lautus/nitidus SubZone) |
| Preservation: | Pyritised |
| References: |
a. Wright C. W. 1996. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology (Part L Mollusca 4 Revised) Volume 4: Cretaceous Ammonoidea b. Spath L. F. 1936. A Monograph of the Ammonoidea of the Gault; Part XII. Palaeontographical Society London |
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Specimen 2
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| Catalogue No: | F/A/0124/JKC |
| Site: | Folkestone, KENT, UK |
| Superfamily: | TURRILITACEAE Gill, 1871 |
| Family: | TURRILITIDAE Gill, 1871 |
| Species: | Turrilitoides densicostatus (Passendorfer 1930) |
| Measurement : | Height 27mm |
| Albian Stage: | Middle Albian |
| Bed & Position: | Bed VII (basal nodules); Euhoplites lautus Zone; Euhoplites lautus/nitidus Subzone |
| Preservation: | Pyritised |
| References: |
a. Wright C. W. 1996. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology (Part L Mollusca 4 Revised) Volume 4: Cretaceous Ammonoidea b. Spath L. F. 1936. A Monograph of the Ammonoidea of the Gault; Part XII. Palaeontographical Society London |