Fossil specimen : BGS GSM47838 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Cephalopoda Order Ammonitida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Metechioceras aplantum (Hyatt) |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Metechioceras aplantum (Hyatt) |
| Registration No. | GSM47838 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Buckman, S. 1927 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
|
| Comments | Lower Lias (raricostatum zone, aplantum subzone). (Note: this is Cast only) |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Whitby - N Yorks. |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Lias Group |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Aalenian Age (Jurassic Period) – Rhaetian Age (Triassic Period) (170.3 – 209.5 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Buckman S 1926 Type Ammonites Vol VI pl DCXL |
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