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Harpoceras falciferum (Sowerby 1820)
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Taxonomy
Ammonite
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Ammonitida
Family: Hildoceratidae
Genus: Harpoceras
Species: Harpoceras falciferum
Author Citation Sowerby 1820
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Mesozoic
Period: Jurassic
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Early
International Age: Early Toarcian
Stratigraphy
No Formations in France
Biostratigraphy
falcifer zone
falcifer subzone
Provenance
Acquired by: Purchase/Trade
Dimensions
Diameter: 12 cm
Location
Thouars
Poitou-Charentes
Germany
Comments
Index fossil for zone and subzone. Also known as Harpoceras falciferum.
Literature: Howarth, M.K. (1973): The Stratigraphy and Ammonite Fauna of the Upper Liassic Grey Shales of the Yorkshire Coast. Bulletin of the British Museum
(Natural History) Geology. Vol.24 No.4
Howarth, M.K. (1992): The Ammonite Family Hildoceratidae in the Lower Jurassic of Britain. Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society.
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