An occurrence of the Tethyan ammonite Meneghiniceras in the Upper Lias of the Yorkshire coast

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An occurrence of the Tethyan ammonite Meneghiniceras in the Upper Lias of the Yorkshire coast

  • Volume / Part: 19 / 4
  • Publication Date: November 1976
  • Page(s): 773 - 777
  • Authored By: M. K. Howarth

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A single specimen of Meneghiniceras lariense (Meneghini) found in the Semicelatum Subzone, Tenui-costatum Zone, of the Upper Lias of the north Yorkshire coast, is the only example of the genus found north of the Alps or outside the Tethyan area, and is stratigraphically the youngest occurrence of the genus.

Palaeontology - Volume 19 Part 4 Pages 773-777



Palaeontology - Volume 19 Part 4 Pages 773-777

Citations

HOWARTH, M. K. 1976. An occurrence of the Tethyan ammonite Meneghiniceras in the Upper Lias of the Yorkshire coast. Palaeontology, 19, 4, 773–777.