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Fossil Ammonite – EUHOPLITES MICROCERAS – Gault Clay, Middle Albian Cretaceous, Folkestone Kent UK
£48.00
Offered here is a fine and scientifically significant fossil ammonite specimen of EUHOPLITES MICROCERAS, collected from the classic Gault Clay Formation at Folkestone, Kent, in the United Kingdom. This ammonite dates to the Middle Albian Stage of the Cretaceous Period and is an excellent example of the elegant and tightly coiled forms typical of the genus.
Taxonomic Classification:
Order: Ammonitida
Superfamily: Acanthoceratoidea
Family: Hoplitidae
Genus & Species:Euhoplites microceras
Geological Context:
Period: Cretaceous
Stage: Middle Albian (~108–105 million years ago)
Formation: Gault Clay Formation
Depositional Environment: Marine offshore shelf with fine mud and clay sedimentation. The Gault Clay represents a low-energy, deep marine setting where fine-grained sediment preserved ammonites in exceptional detail.
Morphological Features:
Small, tightly coiled shell with distinctive ribbing and tuberculation along the flanks
Prominent keel and compressed whorl section
Sutures and ornamentation are often well preserved in Gault Clay specimens
Typically 2–4 cm in diameter, though sizes vary
Scientific Importance:
Euhoplites microceras is a key ammonite species used in Albian biozonation across northwest Europe
Its presence helps define specific biozones within the Middle Albian, contributing to regional and international stratigraphic frameworks
Locality Information:
Folkestone, Kent, UK – an iconic fossil site along the southeast English coast, known for its exposures of Lower Cretaceous Gault Clay and famous for yielding diverse, well-preserved ammonites and other invertebrates
Authenticity & Display:
All of our fossils are 100% Genuine Specimens and include a Certificate of Authenticity. The images show the actual specimen for sale. Scale cube = 1cm, with full dimensions shown in the photo.
This is a carefully chosen fossil ideal for collectors of British ammonites, educational displays, or Cretaceous enthusiasts. A stunning example of a species that once thrived in the warm marine seas that covered much of southern England during the mid-Cretaceous.
Add this beautifully preserved ammonite to your collection—an authentic piece of palaeontological heritage from over 100 million years ago.
Offered here is a fine and scientifically significant fossil ammonite specimen of EUHOPLITES MICROCERAS, collected from the classic Gault Clay Formation at Folkestone, Kent, in the United Kingdom. This ammonite dates to the Middle Albian Stage of the Cretaceous Period and is an excellent example of the elegant and tightly coiled forms typical of the genus.
Taxonomic Classification:
Order: Ammonitida
Superfamily: Acanthoceratoidea
Family: Hoplitidae
Genus & Species:Euhoplites microceras
Geological Context:
Period: Cretaceous
Stage: Middle Albian (~108–105 million years ago)
Formation: Gault Clay Formation
Depositional Environment: Marine offshore shelf with fine mud and clay sedimentation. The Gault Clay represents a low-energy, deep marine setting where fine-grained sediment preserved ammonites in exceptional detail.
Morphological Features:
Small, tightly coiled shell with distinctive ribbing and tuberculation along the flanks
Prominent keel and compressed whorl section
Sutures and ornamentation are often well preserved in Gault Clay specimens
Typically 2–4 cm in diameter, though sizes vary
Scientific Importance:
Euhoplites microceras is a key ammonite species used in Albian biozonation across northwest Europe
Its presence helps define specific biozones within the Middle Albian, contributing to regional and international stratigraphic frameworks
Locality Information:
Folkestone, Kent, UK – an iconic fossil site along the southeast English coast, known for its exposures of Lower Cretaceous Gault Clay and famous for yielding diverse, well-preserved ammonites and other invertebrates
Authenticity & Display:
All of our fossils are 100% Genuine Specimens and include a Certificate of Authenticity. The images show the actual specimen for sale. Scale cube = 1cm, with full dimensions shown in the photo.
This is a carefully chosen fossil ideal for collectors of British ammonites, educational displays, or Cretaceous enthusiasts. A stunning example of a species that once thrived in the warm marine seas that covered much of southern England during the mid-Cretaceous.
Add this beautifully preserved ammonite to your collection—an authentic piece of palaeontological heritage from over 100 million years ago.
Additional information
Era
Cretaceous
Origin
United Kingdom
Cretaceous Information
The Cretaceous Period (145–66 million years ago) was the final era of the Mesozoic, marked by the dominance of dinosaurs and the rise of flowering plants. It had a warm, greenhouse climate, with high sea levels that created vast shallow inland seas. Marine life flourished, including mosasaurs, ammonites, and rudist reefs, while the land was ruled by iconic dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Spinosaurus. Mammals and birds diversified, and insects thrived. The period ended with the mass extinction event, likely caused by an asteroid impact, wiping out the dinosaurs and paving the way for the rise of mammals in the Cenozoic.
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