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Morrowites wingi

Geological Range

Turonian

Paleogeographic Distribution

Kansas to Colorado

Remarks

Original presentation: Mammites wingi

Original publication: Morrow, A. L. 1935. Cephalopods from the Upper Cretaceous of Kansas. Journal of Paleontology 9(6): 463-473 [pp. 467-468, pl. 51, fig 2, pl. 52, figs 2a-c, text fig 2].

Holotype: KUMIP 286266.

Type locality: Cloud County, Kansas (Morrow, 1935).

Type horizon: Jetmore Member of the Greenhorn Formation (Morrow, 1935).

PaleoDB taxon number: 143711.

Synonyms: Mammites rectangulus Morrow, 1935 (source: Cobban and Scott, 1973); Mammites wingi Morrow, 1935 (source: Cobban and Hook, 1983).

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Turonian
Greenhorn Limestone (Bridge Creek Member) (CO)
Greenhorn Limestone (KS)
Greenhorn Limestone (Jetmore Chalk Member) (KS)
Greenhorn Limestone (Pfeifer Member) (KS)
Holotype of <i>Morrowites wingi</i> from the Cenomanian to Turonian Greenhorn Limestone of Cloud County, Kansas (KUMIP 286266).
Holotype of Morrowites wingi from the Cenomanian to Turonian Greenhorn Limestone of Cloud County, Kansas (KUMIP 286266).
Paratype of <i>Morrowites wingi</i> from the Cenomanian to Turonian Greenhorn Limestone of Republic County, Kansas (KUMIP 286265).
Paratype of Morrowites wingi from the Cenomanian to Turonian Greenhorn Limestone of Republic County, Kansas (KUMIP 286265).
<i> Morrowites wingi </i> Cobban and Hook 1983 Figure 3-4.
Morrowites wingi Cobban and Hook 1983 Figure 3-4.

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