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The Geology and vertebrate paleontology of Calvert Cliffs, Maryland

Title
The Geology and vertebrate paleontology of Calvert Cliffs, Maryland / edited by Stephen J. Godfrey.
Publication
  • Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2018.
  • ©2018

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Additional Authors
  • Godfrey, Stephen J.
  • Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, publisher.
Description
274 pages : illustrations (some color), maps; 28 cm.
Summary
The last comprehensive review of the fossil vertebrates from the Miocene of Calvert Cliffs was published more than 100 years ago. This volume is a collection of papers that updates some of the geological features of Calvert Cliffs and provides reviews of the fossil biota that includes representatives from the following taxonomic groups: chondrichthyans (chimaeras, shark, skates, and rays), actinopterygians (ray-finned fishes), crocodilians (crocodiles), pinnipeds (seals), and sirenians (sea cows). Peter Vogt, Ralph R. Eshelman, and Stephen J. Godfrey document how the 20-40 m (65-130 feet) high Calvert Cliffs along the Western Shore of Chesapeake Bay continue to yield insights into 18-8 Ma (middle Miocene) geology, marine and terrestrial vertebrate fauna, and origin and evolution of Chesapeake Bay and Calvert Cliffs up to the present. These exposures rank high among the best-known fossiliferous deposits of any age. Bretton W. Kent describes the cartilaginous fish (the chondrichthyan) fauna consisting of 53 species; three chimaeras (ratfishes), 38 sharks, and 12 skates and rays; a fauna rich in large macrophagous sharks and large neritic rays. Giorgio Carnevale and Stephen J. Godfrey present an account of the 38 actinopterygian taxa known from osteological remains and a diverse otolith assemblage of at least 55 taxa. These actinopterygians show an affinity for well-oxygenated muddy and sandy substrates dominated by shallow water species characteristic of the inner shelf, and secondarily by epipelagic taxa. Robert E. Weems details the crocodilians referable to the tomistomine Thecachampsa. The closest living relative is Tomistoma schlegelii, the false-gharial of Southeast Asia. Two species are present: Thecachampsa sericodon and T. antiquus--Provided by publisher.
Series Statement
Smithsonian contributions to paleobiology, 0081-0266 ; number 100
Uniform Title
Smithsonian contributions to paleobiology ; no. 100.
Subject
  • From 10 to 25 million years ago
  • Geology, Stratigraphic > Miocene
  • Geology > Maryland > Calvert Cliffs
  • Paleontology > Miocene
  • Paleontology > Maryland > Calvert Cliffs
  • Vertebrates, Fossil
  • Biology > Classification
  • Biology
  • Geology
  • Geology, Stratigraphic
  • Miocene Geologic Epoch
  • Paleontology
  • Maryland > Calvert Cliffs
Genre/Form
Classification.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
JFF 19-263
LCCN
2017059091
OCLC
1019838817
Title
The Geology and vertebrate paleontology of Calvert Cliffs, Maryland / edited by Stephen J. Godfrey.
Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2018.
Copyright Date
©2018
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Smithsonian contributions to paleobiology, 0081-0266 ; number 100
Smithsonian contributions to paleobiology ; no. 100.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
From 10 to 25 million years ago
Added Author
Godfrey, Stephen J., editor.
Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, publisher.
Sudoc No.
SI 1.30:100
Research Call Number
JFF 19-263
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