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In the hope that there might be characteristic Foraminifera in the marly matrix, a sample from within the brain-cavity was submitted to Dr. Joseph A. Cushman, who very kindly examined it and reports that there are a few Foraminifera contained in it, most of which are not well preserved. A few, however, seem to show that the material is probably Upper Eocene (jackson) in age, and its general appearance would Seem to indicate that it came from the Gulf Coastal Plain of the United States, probably from Alabama.
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