The Distribution of <I>Broeckella</I> (Calcareous Algae) in the Tethyan Palaeocene

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  • Graham F. Elliott
     Iraq Petroleum Co. Ltd., London

Abstract

Occurrences of Broeckella (calcareous algae, family dasycladaceae) in the Tethyan Palaeocene are listed and summarised, and the origin and extinction of this alga discussed.

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Volume 3, 1962

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1962-01-15

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Elliott, G. F. (1962). The Distribution of <I>Broeckella</I> (Calcareous Algae) in the Tethyan Palaeocene. Journal of Geological Society of India, 3, 49–54. Retrieved from http://www.geosocindia.com/index.php/jgsi/article/view/55769

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