A new species of scaphitid ammonite from the Lower Maastrichtian of the Western Interior of North America, with close affinities to Hoploscaphites constrictus Sowerby, 1817

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Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3833

By

Landman, Neil H. , author

Kennedy, W. J. (William James) , author
Larson, Neal L. , author

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Book

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Published material

Publication info

New York, NY American Museum of Natural History [2015]

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We describe a new species of scaphitid ammonite from the Upper Cretaceous (Lower Maastrichtian) of North America. Hoploscaphites sargklofak, n. sp., is endemic to the U.S. Western Interior, but closely resembles H. constrictus Sowerby, 1817, from the Maastrichtian of northern Europe.

Subjects

Ammonoidea , Cretaceous , Hoploscaphites sargklofak , Mollusks, Fossil , Paleontology , West (U.S.)

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3833 2015

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1206/3833.1
OCLC: 908341017