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Additions to the British Eocene Brachiopod Fauna

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

G. F. Elliott
Affiliation:
Geological Research Centre, Iraq Petroleum Company Ltd., 214 Oxford Street, London.

Abstract

Two species of Argyrotheca new to this country are recorded from the type Bracklesham Beds, and a full description given of the associated Terebratulina edwardsi, previously known from immature specimens only. The British Eocene brachiopods are listed, and the ecological significance of their rarity and distribution briefly discussed.

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