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Lower Cambrian palynomorphs from Howth, Co. Dublin
Author(s) -
Smith D. G.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
geological journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.721
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1099-1034
pISSN - 0072-1050
DOI - 10.1002/gj.3350120204
Subject(s) - acritarch , geology , peninsula , ecological succession , paleontology , group (periodic table) , archaeology , geography , chemistry , botany , organic chemistry , biology
Evidence for the age of the Bray Group in southeastern Ireland is very limited. In this paper, a sample from the Gaskin's Leap Formation of the Bray Group succession in the Howth peninsula is shown to contain acritarchs of probable Lower Cambrian age.