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On the presence of the Upper Dibunophyllum Zone (D3) near Glynneath, South Wales

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

T. R. Owen  and
D. G. Jones
T. R. Owen
Affiliation:
Dept. of Geology, University College, Swansea.
D. G. Jones
Affiliation:
Dept. of Geology, The University, Southampton.
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Abstract

Beds near Glynneath previously believed to be of Middle Dibunophyllum Zone (D2) age are claimed to belong to the Upper Dibunophyllum Zone (D3). These beds are described, and the implications of the position of this new locality on the Neath Disturbance are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Geological Magazine , Volume 92 , Issue 6 , December 1955 , pp. 457 - 464
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1955

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