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The Revised Ludlovian Stratigraphy of the Type Area—A Discussion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

C. B. Phipps
C. B. Phipps
Affiliation:
Compañia Shell de Venezuela, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
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Abstract

A recent revision of the type Ludlovian succession at Ludlow (Holland et al., 1959) has raised a number of problems concerning the classification and nomenclatureof the proposed divisions. It is here suggested that these can be resolved by adopting adual systemof classification, in which both rock-stratigraphic and biostratigraphic units are recognized. The impropriety of discarding the names Aymestry and Mocktree is established, and a plea is made for the erection of stages to aid in local and regional correlation.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 99 , Issue 5 , October 1962 , pp. 385 - 392
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1962

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