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II.—On a Collection of Fossil Corals from Eastern Egypt, Abu Roash, and Sinai

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

J. W. Gregory
J. W. Gregory
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Professor of Geology, Glasgow University.
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The corals described in this report were collected by members of the Egyptian Geological Survey, and were sent to London in September, 1899. I then examined most of the specimens, and submitted a preliminary report to the effect that they belong to three horizons:—

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Geological Magazine , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , February 1906 , pp. 50 - 58
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1906

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