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WHILE examining some micro-sections of rocks from the Trichinopoly Cretaceous (South India), I have recognised the presence of Lithothamnion in several of the sections. This form has not been reported before from this area and except for a passing reference by Hayden1 to the occurrence of Lithothamnion in certain Cretaceous (?) beds of the Kampa system in Tibet, I believe the present find is the first of its kind to be reported from the Cretaceous of any part of India.
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Mem. Geo. Sur. Ind., vol. 36, pt. 2, p. 45.
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RAO, L. Occurrence of Lithothamnion in the South Indian Cretaceous. Nature 128, 225–226 (1931). https://doi.org/10.1038/128225b0
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