Fossil specimen : BGS VW565 – Paratype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Cephalopoda Order Ammonitida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Subcraspedites (Volgidiscus) pulcher Casey, Mesezhnikov, Shulgina |
| Type Status | Paratype |
| Name History | Subcraspedites (Volgidiscus) pulcher Casey, Mesezhnikov, Shulgina – See Casey, R (1973): Paratype |
| Registration No. | VW565 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Survey Collection. 1942 |
| Donor or Associated Person | (Wilson, V.) |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments | Caistone nod, ex Spilsby Sandstone, S.(V) lamplughi zone. |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Nodules on Field - North West of Nettleton Top Farm, Caistol, Lincs. |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Spilsby Sandstone Formation |
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| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Valanginian Age (Cretaceous Period) – Tithonian Age (Jurassic Period) (133.9 – 152.1 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Casey, R. 1973. The Ammonite Succession at the Jurassic-Cret. boundary in Eastern England. Casey, R. & Rawson, P.F. (ed) The Boreal Lower Cretaceous p.251 pl text., fig 5i Casey, R., Meserhnikov, M.S., Shulgina, N.I. 1977. Correlation of the Jurassic Cretaceous Boundary Deposits of England and the Russian Platform, elias m polar regions. Ural Mts & Siberia Akad Nauk p.29 |
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