. Contributions to the geology and paleontology of the Canal Zone, Panama, and geologically related areas in Central America and the West Paleontology; Paleontology; Paleontology. HOSALINO SANK FUNAFUTI ATOIU FIO. 19.—TYPES OF WEST INDIAN SUBLITTORAL PKOFILES AND PROFILE OF FUNAFUTI ATOLL. It seems that no one would try to explain Saba, RosaUnd, or Pedro Bank as the result of infilling behind barrier reefs. They are subma- rine plateaus, leveled by planation agencies, which almost certainly were both subaerial and submarine, and they have been submerged in Recent geologic time. There


. Contributions to the geology and paleontology of the Canal Zone, Panama, and geologically related areas in Central America and the West Paleontology; Paleontology; Paleontology. HOSALINO SANK FUNAFUTI ATOIU FIO. 19.—TYPES OF WEST INDIAN SUBLITTORAL PKOFILES AND PROFILE OF FUNAFUTI ATOLL. It seems that no one would try to explain Saba, RosaUnd, or Pedro Bank as the result of infilling behind barrier reefs. They are subma- rine plateaus, leveled by planation agencies, which almost certainly were both subaerial and submarine, and they have been submerged in Recent geologic time. There is a rather meagre growth of reef corals on their windward sides; but these banks are scientifically of great importance, for, except that the coral growth is not so luxuriant, they essentially duplicate the great atolls in the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Vaughan, Thomas Wayland, 1870-1952; United States National Museum. Washington : Govt. Print. Off.


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