Title: A note on Hoploscaphites pungens (Binckhorst, 1861) (Cretaceous Ammonoidea)
Abstract: Slicified specimens of the scaphitid ammonoid Hoploscaphites pungens (Binckhorst, 1861) are recorded from the basal part of the Gronsveld Member (Maastricht Formation, late Maastrichtian, Belemnitella junior Zone of authors), as exposed near the Maastrichtian stratotype section. This record significantly extends down the stratigraphic range of the species, which was previously thought to be confined to the Nekum Member of the "Maastricht tuffaceous chalk facies' and to the upper ammonite occurences in the Maastricht Formation are virtually restricted to indurated parts (e.g., hard-grounds) of the sequence. Refinement of the stratigraphic ranges of the various ammonite species is to be expected as fieldwork continues.
Publication Year: 1994
Publication Date: 1994-12-01
Language: en
Type: article
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