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Turrilites acutus

Geological Range

Cenomanian

Paleogeographic Distribution

Texas to Colorado

Remarks

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Original presentation: Turrilites acutus

Original publication: Passy. 1832. [p. 334, pl. 16, figs 3, 4].

Lectotype: “The original of Passy (1832, pl. 16, fig. 3) designated by Juignet and Kennedy (1976, p. 65)” (Kennedy and Cobban, 1990a, p. 145).

Type locality: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France (Kennedy and Cobban, 1990a).

Type horizon: “middle Cenomanian Rouen Fossil Bed of Côte Ste Catherine” (Kennedy and Cobban, 1990a, p. 145).

Other specimens: USNM 420301-420313, OUM KT 2058.

Other occurrences: “western and eastern Europe, the USSR, North Africa, Nigeria, Angola, Zululand, Madagascar and Mozambique” (Kennedy and Cobban, 1990a, p. 146).

Zonation: Acanthoceras amphibolum zone (Kennedy and Cobban, 1990a); Acanthoceras bellense zone (Kennedy and Cobban, 1990a).

PaleoDB taxon number: 130558.

Reference: Kennedy and Cobban (1990a).

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Cenomanian
Acanthoceras amphibolum zone (CO)
Acanthoceras amphibolum zone (NM)
Acanthoceras bellense zone (CO)
Acanthoceras bellense zone (NM)
Boquillas Formation (NM)
Dakota Sandstone (NM)
Dakota Sandstone (Oak Canyon Member) (NM)
Dakota Sandstone (Paguate Sandstone Member) (NM)
Eagle Ford Group (basal) (TX)
Graneros Shale (CO)
Lake Waco Formation (Bluebonnet Member) (TX)
Specimen of <i>Turrilites acutus</i>. See original caption for additional details. Image modified from pl. 12, fig. 10 in Kennedy and Cobban (1990a in <i>Palaeontology</i>), made available through Biodiversity Heritage Library via a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
Specimen of Turrilites acutus. See original caption for additional details. Image modified from pl. 12, fig. 10 in Kennedy and Cobban (1990a in Palaeontology), made available through Biodiversity Heritage Library via a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
Specimens of <i>Turrilites acutus</i>. See original caption for additional details. Image modified from pl. 15, figs. 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 12, 16, 18, 22, 23, and 25 in Kennedy and Cobban (1990a in <i>Palaeontology</i>), made available through Biodiversity Heritage Library via a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
Specimens of Turrilites acutus. See original caption for additional details. Image modified from pl. 15, figs. 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 12, 16, 18, 22, 23, and 25 in Kennedy and Cobban (1990a in Palaeontology), made available through Biodiversity Heritage Library via a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

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