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as the same as his Nani-yau series, but they differ in the 

 presence of conglomerates and thin seams of coal. 



Pyintha limestone.— Name given by F. Noetling {Rec, Geul. Sun., 

 Ind., XXIV, 103, 1891) for the beds composed mainly of 

 limestone forming the western foothills of the Shan Plateau, and 

 regarded as Silurian in age. P. N. Datta (Director's General 

 Report for 1899-1900, 98) points out that the name is 

 inappropriate, as the village of Pyinsa or Pyintha (21° 52' ; 96° 

 24') stands on a higher series of beds. The beds so named are 

 included by Datta (loc. cit., 116) in his Tonbo series. The name 

 has since been dropped, as the group so designated is composed 

 of strata of various ages (La Touche, Mem. Geol. Surv., Ind., 

 XXXIX, 7,63,119, 1913). 



Qllilon beds.— -H. J. Carter (Geological Papers 1857, 740, 743) 

 refers to marine Eocene fossils found by General Cullen in 

 limestone near Quilon (8° 53' ; 76° 37') on the Travancore 

 coast. W. King (Rec., Geol. Surv., Ind., XV, 93, 1882) failed 

 to verify the existence of these beds, but described some fresh- 

 water deposits in the same area under the name of Warkalli beds 

 (q. v.). Mr'. Logan (quoted by H. B. Medlicott : Rec, Geol. Surv., 

 Ind., XVII, 9, 1884) rediscovered the limestone, but his specimens 

 cannot now be traced. E. Vredenburg (Rec, Geol. Surv., Ind., 

 XXXVI, 323, 1908) pointed out that the species in General 

 Cullen's collection determined by H. J. Carter are of Gaj, that 

 is, Lower Miocene or Upper Oligocene age. 



Raghavapuram shales.— Formally distinguished as the middle divi- 

 sion of the Upper Gondwanas in the Godavari area by W. King 

 (Rec, Geol. Sum., Ind., X, 56, 1877 ; Mem., Geol. Surv., Ind., 

 XVI, 218, 1880). Named from the village of Raghavapuram (17° 

 2' ; 81° 23'), 28 miles west by north of Rajakniundry in the 

 Kistna district. Correlated by King with the Kota and Maleri 

 beds of the Central Provinces. 



Raialo Stage. — Name used by C. A. Hacket (Rec, Geol. Surv., Ind., 

 X, 1877, 85) for limestones and quartzites considered to be a 

 lower stage of the Alwar series. Name abandoned by R. D, 

 Oldham (Man. Geol. Ind., 2nd Ed., 1893, 69). 



Rajahmundry sandstones.— Name applied by W. King (Rec, Geol. 

 Surv., Ind., X, 56, 1877, and Mem., Geol. Surv., Ind., XVI, 205, 

 248, 1880) to the conglomerates and sandstones in the Godavari 



