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The Miocene of Western India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

S. R. N. Rao ,
B. S. Tewari ,
Krishna Mohan  and
A. K. Chatterji
S. R. N. Rao
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Lucknow.
B. S. Tewari
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Lucknow.
Krishna Mohan
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Lucknow.
A. K. Chatterji
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Lucknow.
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Abstract

Miocene foraminifera from the Surat-Broach and Kathiawar regions of Western India are recorded. The suggested correlation of Miocene beds of Western India, and the stratigraphical distribution of foraminifera common to W. India, Ceylon, Indonesia, and the Middle East is indicated in 2 Tables.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 94 , Issue 1 , February 1957 , pp. 81 - 86
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1957

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