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A Palaeocene Foraminiferal assemblage from Halesworth, Suffolk

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

M. J. Fisher  and
G. M. Williams
M. J. Fisher
Affiliation:
Robertson Research Company LtdLlanrhosLlandudnoNorth Wales
G. M. Williams
Affiliation:
The British Petroleum Company LtdBP Research CentreChertsey RoadSunbury-on-ThamesMiddlesexEngland
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Summary

An assemblage of benthonic Foraminiferida of late Palaeocene age is described from subsurface material from Halesworth, Suffolk. Twenty-two species are listed, and are compared with microfaunas which were described by Haynes (1954–8) from the type Thanetian.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 112 , Issue 1 , January 1975 , pp. 47 - 54
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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