Fossil specimen : BGS Zw239 – Paratype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Cephalopoda Order Ammonitida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Oppelia (Oxycerites) pygmaea Arkell |
| Type Status | Paratype |
| Name History | Oppelia (Oxycerites) pygmaea Arkell – See Arkell, WJ (1951): Paratype |
| Registration No. | Zw239 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Bomford Collection. 1948 |
| Donor or Associated Person | Brigadier G. Bomford. OBE. 1948 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments | Inferior Oolite - Zigzag Bed and Zone (top). |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Quarry - Powerstock Station - Dorset. |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Inferior Oolite Group |
|---|---|
| Biozone | zigzag |
| Geological Age |
Bathonian Age (Jurassic Period) – Aalenian Age (Jurassic Period) (166.1 – 174.1 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Arkell, WJ. 1951. Bathonian Ammonites - Mon.Palaeont.Soc p.62 |
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