Fossil specimen : BGS Geol.Soc.Coll.7759 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Cephalopoda Order Ammonitida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Mantelliceras ventnorense Diener |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Mantelliceras ventnorense Diener |
| Registration No. | Geol.Soc.Coll.7759 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 | Diener. 1925. Ammonoidea Neocretacea Fossilium Catalogus 1 Animalia p.170 Kennedy WJ & Hancock J. 1971. Palaeontology p.440 80 fig 6a b c Kennedy WJ. 1971. Special paper Palaeontology no 8 Cenomanian Ammonites from S England p.62-63 26 fig 2a b c Sharpe D. 1857. Mon Pal Soc British Chalk Cephalopoda p.51 XXIII fig 6 Wright CW. 1951. Mon Pal Soc British Chalk Cephalopoda p.25 |
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