| Abstract: | Shells of long-dead Crassostrea virginica are reported at 71 stations in depths of 14 to 82 meters. The depths exceed those of the estuaries where the species flourishes. Radiocarbon measurements indicate that the oysters were alive 8000 to 11,000 years ago. It is concluded that the oysters lived in lagoons or estuaries which became submerged when the sea level rose at the end of the latest glacial epoch. |
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| ProdID: | 70010804 |
| Citation Author: | Merrill, A. S.; Emery, K. O.; Rubin, M. |
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| Citation End Page: | 400 |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Science |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Ancient oyster shells on the atlantic continental shelf; 1965; Article; Journal; Science; Merrill, A. S.; Emery, K. O.; Rubin, M. |
| Citation Start Page: | 398 |
| Citation Volume: | 147 |
| Citation Year: | 1965 |
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| Text: | Ancient oyster shells on the atlantic continental shelf; 1965; Article; Journal; Science; Merrill, A. S.; Emery, K. O.; Rubin, M. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Fri, 1 Jan 1965 00:00 -0600 |
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