The Stratigraphy of the Laki Series (Lower Eocene) of parts of Sind and Baluchistan (India); with a Description of the Larger Foraminifera contained in those beds

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I. Introduction. The following is a short account of the geology of the Lower Eocene Laki Series of the neighbourhood of Tatta, Meting, and the Laki Range in Sind, as well as of beds of the same age in the Bolan Pass (Baluchistan). The location of these places can be readily determined by reference to the map (fig. 1, p. 418). The first part of the paper includes a revision of the existing classification of the geological succession, and a brief description of the stratigraphy. In this respect the neighbourhood of Meting is of particular interest, as the highly fossiliferous lowermost beds of the Laki Series are well exposed, and so far in this area the true geological succession appears not to have been recognized. The second part incorporates palæontological details, in particular with reference to foraminifera of the genera Alveolina, Nummulites, Assilina , etc. It is remarkable that several species with a limited stratigraphical range occur associated, just as they are in beds of similar age in Europe. The Indian representatives of these species have not been systematically examined or described since the classical Monograph on Nummulites by J. d'Archiac & E. J. A. Haime in 1853. At that time, specimens were not collected and separated according to their stratigraphical horizons, nor is it clear often which of the figures to specimens from India. The field work in the area was done during the winter of 1920–21 and in the latter part of 1923, when most of the fossils described

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