A float about 100 ft S of Calvert Beach, probably from "zone 17"
Calvert County, Maryland38.46556, −76.47250
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About A float about 100 ft S of Calvert Beach, probably from "zone 17"
A float about 100 ft S of Calvert Beach, probably from "zone 17" is a fossil collection site in Calvert, Maryland, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Choptank Formation, dated to the Serravallian (13.82–11.63 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Necronectes drydeni.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Choptank
- Geologic interval
- Serravallian
- Age
- 13.82–11.63 Ma
- Depositional environment
- marine indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 1
Fossils found here
Necronectes drydeni
Malacostraca · Portunidae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 144121 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about A float about 100 ft S of Calvert Beach, probably from "zone 17"
Can you collect at A float about 100 ft S of Calvert Beach, probably from "zone 17"?
It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.
What minerals are found at A float about 100 ft S of Calvert Beach, probably from "zone 17"?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.