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A note on new Namurian plant localities at the head of the Neath Valley, South Wales

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

D. G. Jones
D. G. Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, King's College, London, W.C. 2.
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Abstract

The occurrence of low Namurian plants in the Neath Valley is noted. It is believed that they show the presence of the Eumorphoceras Stage. This revision of age in relation to the Namurian-Avonian junction is briefly discussed.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 95 , Issue 1 , February 1958 , pp. 77 - 81
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1958

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