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The Miocene/Oligocene Boundary and the Use of the Term Aquitanian

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

F. E. Eames
F. E. Eames
Affiliation:
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co., London.
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Abstract

It is considered that some fossils, e.g. Orbulina and Miogypsina, are good indicators that beds containing them are of post-Oligocene age, and that the ages of some beds in certain parts of the world require reconsideration; mention is made of successions in Morocco, Venezuela, and Peru. It is recommended that the use of the term “Aquitanian” be restricted to beds of basal Miocene age.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 90 , Issue 6 , December 1953 , pp. 388 - 392
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1953

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