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The Vindhyan sandstones certainly are a formation of immense antiquity, perhaps pre-Silurian.

From Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official by Sleeman, William

I should rely much on pre-Silurian times; but then comes Sir W. Thomson like an odious spectre.

From Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 by Marchant, James