Fossil specimen : BGS GSM25619 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Cephalopoda Order Ammonitida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Oppelia (Oxycerites) waterhousei (Morris & Lycett) |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Oppelia (Oxycerites) waterhousei (Morris & Lycett) – See Morris & Lycett (1851): Holotype |
| Registration No. | GSM25619 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Lycett Collection. |
| Donor or Associated Person | Lycett, J. 1867 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments | Great Oolite. |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Minchinhampton - Glos. |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Great Oolite Group |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Bathonian Age (Jurassic Period) (166.1 – 168.3 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Arkell, WJ. 1933. Jurassic System p.275 Arkell, WJ. 1951. Bathonian Ammonites - Mon.Palaeont.Soc p.66 pl5.,fig4 16, No 4 Buckman, SS. 1924. No Title given plCDLXXVI Cox & Arkell. 1950. Survey of Mollusca of Great Oolite Series p.91 Morris & Lycett. 1851. Great Oolite Mollusca p.13 pl1.,fig4 Torrens, HS. 1969. Geol Mag p.70 |
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