Fossil specimen : BGS Geol.Soc.Coll.7762 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Cephalopoda Order Ammonitida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Mesogaudryceras leptonema (Sharpe) |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Mesogaudryceras leptonema (Sharpe) Gaudryceras leptonema (Sharpe) |
| Registration No. | Geol.Soc.Coll.7762 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Geol Soc Sharpe Collection 1911 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | England |
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| Locality | Ventnor,Isle of Wight |
| 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 | Kennedy WJ. 1969. Proc Geol Ass p.527 Kennedy WJ. 1971. Special paper Palaeontology no 8 Cenomanian Ammonites from S England p.4-5 1 fig 10a b Sharpe D. 1855. Fossil Mollusca of the Chalk Cephalopoda Mon Pal Soc XIV fig 3 Spath. 1924. Mem Geo Surv India Pal India NS p.66 Wright. 1951. British Chalk Cephalopods Mon Pal Soc p.12 |
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