Some Observations on the Foraminifera from the Tertiary Rocks of the Vinjhan-Miani Area, Kutch

Authors

  • A. K. Jauhari
     Geology Department, Lucknow University, Lucknow
  • K. P. Vimal
     Geology Department, Lucknow University, Lucknow

Abstract

Six biostratigraphic zones of local nature have been proposed in this section and correlated on regional as well as inter-continental scale. Possible palaeoecologic interpretations are briefly discussed with the help of recovered fossil fauna.

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Volume 19, Issue 4, April 1978

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Research Papers

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1978-04-01

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Jauhari, A. K., & Vimal, K. P. (1978). Some Observations on the Foraminifera from the Tertiary Rocks of the Vinjhan-Miani Area, Kutch. Journal of Geological Society of India, 19(4), 154–159. Retrieved from https://geosocindia.com/index.php/jgsi/article/view/64148

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