Fossil specimen : BGS GSM113536 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Cephalopoda Order Ammonitida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Paineia nitens Buckman, SS. |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Paineia nitens Buckman, SS. – See Buckman, SS (1904): Holotype |
| Registration No. | GSM113536 |
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| Collector | Buckman Collection. |
| Donor or Associated Person | Buckman, SS. 1906 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments | Cast only, the original is in the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Massachusetts No MCZ 2569. Label states 2 casts |
| Country | England |
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| Locality | Amber Hill - Sherborne - Dorset. |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Inferior Oolite Group |
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| Biozone | murchisonae |
| Geological Age |
Bathonian Age (Jurassic Period) – Aalenian Age (Jurassic Period) (166.1 – 174.1 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Buckman, SS. 1904. Inferior Oolite Ammonites Supplement p.77 33 |
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