Fossil specimen : BGS GSM49261 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Cephalopoda Order Nautilida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Huanghoceras (Metacoceras) postcostatum (Bisat) |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Huanghoceras (Metacoceras) postcostatum (Bisat) |
| Registration No. | GSM49261 |
|---|---|
| Collector | British Geological Survey 1929 |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments | Coal Measures - Cwm Gorse Marine Band. Depth 1104ft - 1106ft. (Note: Counterpart of this specimen is GSM 49472). |
| Country | Wales |
|---|---|
| Locality | Cefn Coed Colliery - No 1 Shaft - Glam. |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Coal Measures Group |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Westphalian Stage (Carboniferous Period) (308 – 319 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Moscovian Age – Bashkirian Age ] |
| References | Bisat Summ Prog Geol Surv for 1929 Part III p.85 plvii.,fig10 |
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