Fossil specimen : BGS Geol.Soc.Coll.2124 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Cardium benstedi Forbes |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Cardium benstedi Forbes |
| Registration No. | Geol.Soc.Coll.2124 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Geol Soc 1911 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Maidstone - Kent. |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Lower Greensand Group |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Albian Age (Cretaceous Period) – Aptian Age (Cretaceous Period) (100.5 – 126.3 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Forbes. 1845. QJGS p.244 Woods H. 1908. Mon Palaeont Soc p.202 |
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