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Connecticut's Eastern border fault was formed, a fault which begins in New Haven and stretches 130 miles up to Keene, New Hampshire. As a result, the land west of this fault was downset, resulting in a rift valley and causing the land to tilt an average of 15 to 25 degrees.
Flint was recognized for his leadership role in Quaternary period geology with extensive work on effects of glaciations in northeastern America. [ 1 ] He also performed research in Washington State to understand the last ice age’s impact on the Northwest, gaining some notoriety for his opposition to the Missoula Floods hypothesis, which was ...
New England is a region in the North Eastern United States consisting of the states Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine.Most of New England consists geologically of volcanic island arcs that accreted onto the eastern edge of the Laurentian Craton in prehistoric times.
Quaternary geology is the branch of geology that study developments from 2.58 million years ago to the present. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In particular, Quaternary geology study the process and deposits that developed during the Quaternary , a period characterized by glacial - interglacial cycles.
Pages in category "Geology of Connecticut" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Quaternary (/ k w ə ˈ t ɜːr n ə r i, ˈ k w ɒ t ər n ɛr i / kwə-TUR-nə-ree, KWOT-ər-nerr-ee) is the current and most recent of the three periods of the Cenozoic Era in the geologic time scale of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS), as well as the current and most recent of the twelve periods of the Phanerozoic eon. [3]
The location of the state of Connecticut. Paleontology in Connecticut refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of Connecticut. Apart from its famous dinosaur tracks, the fossil record in Connecticut is relatively sparse. [1] The oldest known fossils in Connecticut date back to the Triassic ...
Lake Connecticut; 20,000 – 18,000 YBP, covered Long Island Sound. [15] Glacial Lake Hitchcock; 15,000 YBP in the valley of the Connecticut River. [14] Glacial Lake Nantucket Sound in Massachusetts. Glacial Lake Narragansett covered Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. Lake Merrimack in New Hampshire in the Merrimack River valley [14]