Fossil specimen : BGS GSM59969 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Cephalopoda Order Coleoidea |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Acroteuthis lindseyensis Swinnerton |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Acroteuthis lindseyensis Swinnerton – See Swinnerton, HH (1936): Holotype |
| Registration No. | GSM59969 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Swinnerton Collection. 1935 |
| Donor or Associated Person | Swinnerton, Prof, HH. [pres'd] 1937 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments | Spilsby Sandstone (FB1) - Oppressus primitivus zone. (Basement Beds). |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Fordington Well - Ulceby - Lincs. |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Spilsby Sandstone Formation |
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| Biozone | primitivus |
| Geological Age |
Valanginian Age (Cretaceous Period) – Tithonian Age (Jurassic Period) (133.9 – 152.1 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Swinnerton, HH. 1936. Cretaceous Belemnites - Mon Palaeont Soc p.24 plIX.,fig6 |
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