Ammonites from the Campanian of Stemweder Berg, Damme Upper Cretaceous Basin, NW Germany

Twenty four ammonite species are described from the Stemweder Berg in the Damme Upper Cretaceous basin of north-west Germany on the basis of new and existing collections. Faunas of the classic polyplocum Zone are well-represented in museums collections; new material includes species fromthe Upper Lo...

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Main Authors: Kennedy, W, Kaplan, U
Format: Journal article
Language:German
Published: 1997
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Summary:Twenty four ammonite species are described from the Stemweder Berg in the Damme Upper Cretaceous basin of north-west Germany on the basis of new and existing collections. Faunas of the classic polyplocum Zone are well-represented in museums collections; new material includes species fromthe Upper Lower Campanian gracilis/mucronata Zone and the Lower Upper Campanian spiniger/basiplana Zone. One new species, Hoploscaphites lanseri, is described; a neotypus is designated for Bostrychoceras polyplocum (ROEMER, 1841).