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Newly discovered Tremadoc rocks in the Carmarthen district, South Wales

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

J. C. W. Cope ,
R. A. Fortey  and
R. M. Owens
J. C. W. Cope
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University College of Swansea, Swansea, SA2 8PP
R. A. Fortey
Affiliation:
Department of Palaeontology, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD
R. M. Owens
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, CF1 3NP
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Summary

Newly discovered Tremadoc rocks in South Wales are described from outcrops south of Carmarthen. The faunas suggest that both the Clonograptus tenellus and Shumardia pusilla Zones are represented, together with possible higher Tremadoc strata.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 115 , Issue 3 , May 1978 , pp. 195 - 198
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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