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comparatively larger flattened area
and resultant confinement of the
very fine ribs.
11. Problem of immature scaphites came
up. JAJ is calling nodeless, small
specimens, not uncoiled but with complete
body chamber Ponteixites (Warron 1934)
TRSC, 3rd ser., sec. 4, vol. 28, p. 81-99, pls.)
Those he has in "Upper Bezrpaw", or
what we assume is high Mobridge. To
me they look like immature scaphites
but George says no - inner whorls of
scaphites at this horizon have
obvious nodes - moreover most of
the Ponteixites (but not all) occur
with large Rhæoboceras.
Obviously it is going to be necessary
to firmly establish the small Foxhills
ammonites which don't uncoil as
identical to inner whorls of
undoubted scaphites before they
can legitimately be called
"immature scaphites". Might do well
to try same for Mobridge.
JAJ has one specimen from lower
in Bezrpaw which is unlike any
scaphite interior, and unlike the
inner whorls of any Ræboceras
which JAJ has in his collections