A new ammonite faunal horizon in the Ovale Zone (Middle Jurassic,Lower Bajocian) and observations on the ammonite genus Sonninia at Coombe Quarry,Mapperton, near Beaminster,Dorset |
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Authors: | Robert Baron Chandler |
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Institution: | Department of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | Biostratigraphy is presented for horizons in the Discites to Sauzei zones at Coombe Quarry and Top Field at Mapperton, Dorset. The significance of these horizons is highlighted. Part of a chronocline is described in the Sonniniidae of the Discites Zone. A new ammonite faunal horizon, Docidoceras higginsi sp. nov. is erected as the oldest of the Ovale Zone. A revised subdivision of the zone is presented and the implications for the taxonomy and biogeography of the Stephanoceratidae is discussed. The distribution of Docidoceras may imply entry to western Tethys via a Hispanic Corridor. A method is presented for the allocation of generic names constituting segments of lineages. |
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Keywords: | Ammonites Bajocian Biostratigraphy Faunal horizon Inferior Oolite Jurassic |
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