USGS 29509, Biggs lower: Late/Upper Campanian, Delaware
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Crab indet.
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| Crab claw | ||||||||||
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Polychaeta
- Sabellida
- Serpulidae
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Serpula sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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rare category | |||||||||
| Serpula sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Siphonariidae
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? Anisomyon jessupi
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rare category | |||||||||
| Anisomyon? jessupi Richards and Shapiro | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Mathildidae
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Mathilda sp. n. sp.
Semper 1865
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rare category | |||||||||
| Mathilda n. sp. (Owens et al) | ||||||||||
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Gegania bella
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rare category | |||||||||
| Tuba bella Conrad | ||||||||||
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Gegania sp.
Jeffreys 1884
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rare category | |||||||||
| Tuba sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Margaritella sp.
Meek and Hayden 1860
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common category | |||||||||
| Margaritella sp. | ||||||||||
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cf. Architectonica voragiformis
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rare category | |||||||||
| Architectonica cf. A. voragiformis Stephenson | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ampullinidae
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Pseudamaura lirata
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rare category | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Ampullina (Pseudamaura) | ||||||||||
| Pseudomaura lirata (Wade) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Paladmetidae
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Paladmete gardnerae
(Wade)
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rare category | |||||||||
| Paladmete gardnerae Wade | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Aporrhaidae
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cf. Pterocerella poinsettiformis
Stephenson 1941
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rare category | |||||||||
| Pterocerella cf. P. poinsettiformis Stephenson | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Amaurellina stephensoni
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rare category | |||||||||
| Amaurellina stephensoni (Wade) | ||||||||||
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Euspira rectilabrum
(Conrad 1858)
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rare category | |||||||||
| Euspira rectilabrum Conrad | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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Cerithium sp.
Bruguière 1789
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rare category | |||||||||
| Cerithium sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Eucyclidae
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Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) ? americanus
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rare category | |||||||||
| Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) americanus Wade? | ||||||||||
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Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) sp.
Cossmann 1888
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common category | |||||||||
| Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Cylichna sp.
Lovén 1846
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rare category | |||||||||
| Cylichna sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Cardium sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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rare category | |||||||||
| Cardium spp. | ||||||||||
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Brevicardium parahillanum
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rare category | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Nemocardium (Brevicardium) | ||||||||||
| Brevicardium parahillanum (Wade) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Linearia metastriata
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common category | |||||||||
| original and current combination Linearis | ||||||||||
| Linearia metastriata Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Veniella conradi
Morton 1833
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rare category | |||||||||
| Veniella conradi Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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? Aphrodina eufaulensis
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rare category | |||||||||
| Aphrodina? eufaulensis (Conrad) of Wade | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Gastrochaenidae
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Eufistulana sp.
Eames 1951
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rare category | |||||||||
| Kummelia sp. - owens | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Caestocorbula crassiplica
(Gabb 1860)
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rare category | |||||||||
| Caesticorbula crassiplica (Gabb) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Poromyidae
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Liopistha protexta
Conrad 1853
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rare category | |||||||||
| Liopistha protexia (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Cuspidariidae
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Cuspidaria sp.
Dall 1886
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rare category | |||||||||
| Cuspidaria sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pandorida
- Clavagellidae
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Clavagella armata
Morton 1833
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rare category | |||||||||
| Clavagella armata Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Nymphalucina parva
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rare category | |||||||||
| Lucina parva Stephenson | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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aff. Vetericardiella subcircula
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rare category | |||||||||
| Vetericardia aff. V. subcircula Wade | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Trigoniida
- Megatrigoniidae
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Scabrotrigonia eufaulensis
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common category | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) | ||||||||||
| Trigonia eufaulensis Gabb | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Postligata crenata
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common category | |||||||||
| Postiligata crenata Wade | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Cucullaeidae
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Cucullaea sp.
Lamarck 1801
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rare category | |||||||||
| Cucullaea sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia tellinoides
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abundant category | |||||||||
| Anomia tellinoides Morton | ||||||||||
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Anomia argentaria
Morton 1833
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rare category | |||||||||
| Anomia argentaria Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Neitheidae
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Neithea quinquecostata
(Sowerby 1814)
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rare category | |||||||||
| Neithea quinquecostata Sowerby | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Bakevelliidae
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Gervilliopsis sp.
Whitfield 1885
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rare category | |||||||||
| Gervilliopsis sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Exogyra cancellata
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common category | |||||||||
| Exogyra cancellata Stephenson | ||||||||||
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Gryphaeostrea vomer
(Morton 1828)
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common category | |||||||||
| Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton | ||||||||||
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Pycnodonte mutabilis
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rare category | |||||||||
| Pyncnodonte mutabilis Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Flemingostreidae
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Agerostrea mesenterica
(Morton 1834)
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rare category | |||||||||
| recombined as Lopha mesenterica | ||||||||||
| Lopha mesenterica Morton | ||||||||||
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Agerostrea falcata
(Morton 1827)
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abundant category | |||||||||
| Lopha falcata Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Acutostrea plumosa
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rare category | |||||||||
| Ostrea plumosa Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Myalinida
- Inoceramidae
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Inoceramus sp.
Sowerby 1814
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common category | |||||||||
| Inoceramus sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Malletiidae
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Malletia longifrons
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common category | |||||||||
| Nuculana longifrons (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Malletia stephensoni
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rare category | |||||||||
| Perissonata stephensoni (Richards) | ||||||||||
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cf. Malletia ? protexta
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rare category | |||||||||
| Perissonata cf. P. protexta Gabb? | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Belemnitida
- Belemnitellidae
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Belemnitella americana
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common category | |||||||||
| Belemnitella americana (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Nautilida
- Nautilidae
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Eutrephoceras dekayi
(Morton 1834)
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rare category | |||||||||
| Eutrephoceras dekayi (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Baculitidae
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Baculites sp.
Lamarck 1799
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rare category | |||||||||
| Baculites sp. | ||||||||||
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unclassified
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Bryozoa indet.
Ehrenberg 1831
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rare category | |||||||||
| Cheilostomata | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Micrabaciidae
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Micrabacia hilgardi
Stephenson 1916
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common category | |||||||||
| synonym of Micrabacia marylandica | ||||||||||
| Micrabacia hilgardi Stephenson | ||||||||||
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Demospongiae
- Clavulina
- Clionaidae
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Cliona sp.
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rare category | |||||||||
| Clione sp. | ||||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Delaware | County: | New Castle |
| Coordinates: | 39.6° North, 75.7° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 39.0° North, 45.6° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Campanian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 7 |
| *Period: | Late/Upper Cretaceous | *Epoch: | Senonian |
| *International age/stage: | Late/Upper Campanian | ||
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Campanian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 83.60000 - 72.10000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Mount Laurel Sand | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Collection from spoil pile along road. |
Lithology and environment
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | all microfossils |
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | USGS |
| Collection method comments: Collected by Buddenhagen, Kauffman, and Sohl 1966, Collection from spoil pile along road. | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Biggs farm locality on the Chesapeake and Delaware canal, about 300 yd west of light 13 and 1.3 miles (airline) due east of St. Georges Bridge. | ||
| Database number: | 6176 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Kosnik | Enterer: | M. Kosnik |
| Modifier: | C. Visaggi | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2000-02-01 12:45:45 | Last modified: | 2004-03-11 16:25:07 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2000-11-20 13:53:29 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 384. | J. P. Owens, J. P. Minard, N. F. Sohl and F. James Mello. 1970. Stratigraphy of the outcropping post-Magothy Upper Cretaceous formations in Southern New Jersey an Northern Delmarva peninsula, Delaware and Maryland. USGS Professional Paper 674:1-60 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik] |