Fossil specimen : BGS GSM53484 – Lectotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Cephalopoda Order Ammonitida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Protacanthoceras compressum (Jukes Browne) |
| Type Status | Lectotype |
| Name History | Protacanthoceras compressum (Jukes Browne) |
| Registration No. | GSM53484 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Browne Jukes |
| Donor or Associated Person | Browne Jukes |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
|
| Comments | Cenomanian Bed C |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Charlton Bay near Lyme Regis |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Chalk Group |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Maastrichtian Age (Cretaceous Period) – Cenomanian Age (Cretaceous Period) (66 – 100.5 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Jukes Browne & Hill. 1896. Quart Journ Geol Soc p.157 V fig 4 4a Kennedy WJ. 1971. Special paper Palaeontology no 8 p.98-99 32 fig 2a b c d |
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