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Fossils from bore holes on the Eastern Shore Peninsula, Virginia

January 1, 1955
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This report lists Foraminifera, Mollusca, and Ostracoda in five bore holes that penetrated a maximum of 445 feet of section in sediments of Pleistocene and Miocene age, and discusses the paleoecologic and stratigraphic significance of the fossils. It includes the contents of references 6, 16, and 18 of Virginia Division of Geology Mineral Resources Circular No. 2, dealing with the geology and groundwater resources of the Eastern Shore peninsula.

Citation Information

Publication Year 1955
Title Fossils from bore holes on the Eastern Shore Peninsula, Virginia
DOI 10.3133/ofr55181
Authors Ruth Todd, Julia A. Gardner, I. G. Sohn
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 55-181
Index ID ofr55181
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse