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A Lepidocyclina Limestone from the Lower Pegu (Oligocene) of Burma

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Two Lepidocyclina horizons are now known from Burma: one occurring in the Yaw stage (Priabonian) from which I have described Polylepidina birmanica Rao1, and the other represented by a limestone occurring in the Lower Pegu (Oligocene) from which Carter2 described his species Orbitolites mantelli var. theobaldi. Vredenburg3 recognized Carter's species to be Eulepidina elephantina Mun.-Ch: Nothing has since been added to our knowledge of the fauna, and its age has never been satisfactorily established. Through the courtesy of Mr. E. S. Pinfold, I had an opportunity of examining a specimen of this limestone, and the results obtained are summarized below.

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NARAYANA RAO, S. A Lepidocyclina Limestone from the Lower Pegu (Oligocene) of Burma. Nature 157, 269–270 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/157269b0

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