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Nancy,
I have not done any collecting on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake, but I
am familiar with western shore, where of course one finds the famous fossils
of Calvert Cliffs. That is, one finds the fossils if one can get to the
shore. I know of only 3 locations that provide public access to the shore
between the Bay Bridge & the Solomons Island.
Maryland Geological Survey has Harold Vokes' Miocene fossils book on CD
(http://www.mgs.md.gov/esic/publications/new/b20.html).
Other than that I am not familiar with any other relevant publications.
Happy collecting.
Aydin
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From: nansaidh [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 11:12 AM
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Subject: The Chesapeake
Okay, the list is just way too quiet for my liking. :)
I was raised on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, the pride of which of course
is the beautiful Chesapeake Bay. When I was young though, I wasn't
"into" shells so I don't know much about the species therein.
Can anyone either recommend a web site that targets the molluscan species
in the Chesapeake or perhaps a book? As many times as I'd cut my feet on
those blasted oyster shells on visits to family in Crisfield, I didn't even
know the proper name until today (Crassostrea virginica). I don't
believe my collection has even a single specimen from my own home
region. Of course, I plan to remedy that ASAP. :)
Do we still have real "discussions" on here, or has everything changed
since I left? The number of posts since I rejoined is a small fraction of
what used to come in. :( Maybe everyone is just too busy with the
holidays to read?
Hoping to wake up those of you still on your computers..... ;)
best regards and happy holidays,
Nancy Smith
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