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New fusulinid evidence for the Permian age of the Palaeozoic rocks of Hydra, Greece

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

D. A. V. Stow
Affiliation:
Sidney Sussex CollegeCambridge

Summary

The Palaeozoic rocks of Hydra consist of a sequence of limestones and dolomites with some interbeds of shales and sandstones. Fusulinid foraminifera indicate the sequence is entirely Permian in age and not Carboniferous and Permian as previously thought.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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