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Cushman, J. A. (1925). An Eocene fauna from the Moctezuma River, Mexico. Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. 9: 298-303.
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Cushman, J. A.
1925
An Eocene fauna from the Moctezuma River, Mexico
Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists
9: 298-303
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This short paper describes and figures a number of species of Foraminifera and Ostracoda from material collected on Moctezuma River, in the state of Vera Cruz, Mexico. Eocene deposits were discovered here by Earl Oliver in 1922. A shale characterized by a great abundance of a new Foraminifer of the genus Operculina, and having with it a number of species of other Foraminifera and some ostracods, is present.
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Anomalina umbonata Cushman, 1925 † accepted as Anomalinoides umbonatus (Cushman, 1925) † (original description)
Cristellaria mexicana Cushman, 1925 † accepted as Robulus mexicana (Cushman, 1925) † accepted as Robulus mexicanus (Cushman, 1925) † accepted as Vaginulinopsis mexicana (Cushman, 1925) † (original description)
Operculina oliveri Cushman, 1925 † (original description)
Pulvinulina crassata Cushman, 1925 † accepted as Globorotalia crassata (Cushman, 1925) † accepted as Morozovelloides crassatus (Cushman, 1925) † (original description)
Pulvinulina crassata var. densa Cushman, 1925 † accepted as Morozovelloides crassatus (Cushman, 1925) † (original description)
Pulvinulina mexicana Cushman, 1925 † accepted as Eponides mexicanus (Cushman, 1925) † (original description)
Cristellaria mexicana Cushman, 1925 † accepted as Robulus mexicana (Cushman, 1925) † accepted as Robulus mexicanus (Cushman, 1925) † accepted as Vaginulinopsis mexicana (Cushman, 1925) † (original description)
Operculina oliveri Cushman, 1925 † (original description)
Pulvinulina crassata Cushman, 1925 † accepted as Globorotalia crassata (Cushman, 1925) † accepted as Morozovelloides crassatus (Cushman, 1925) † (original description)
Pulvinulina crassata var. densa Cushman, 1925 † accepted as Morozovelloides crassatus (Cushman, 1925) † (original description)
Pulvinulina mexicana Cushman, 1925 † accepted as Eponides mexicanus (Cushman, 1925) † (original description)