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Molluscan Aminostratigraphy Of The Us Mid-Atlantic Quaternary Coastal System: Implications For Onshore-Offshore Correlation, Paleochannel And Barrier Island Evolution, And Local Late Quaternary Sea-Level History, John F. Wehmiller, Laura L. Brothers, (...), Christopher J. Hein, Justin L. Shawler
Molluscan Aminostratigraphy Of The Us Mid-Atlantic Quaternary Coastal System: Implications For Onshore-Offshore Correlation, Paleochannel And Barrier Island Evolution, And Local Late Quaternary Sea-Level History, John F. Wehmiller, Laura L. Brothers, (...), Christopher J. Hein, Justin L. Shawler
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The Quaternary record of the US Mid-Atlantic coastal system includes onshore emergent late Pleistocene shoreline deposits, offshore inner shelf and barrier island units, and paleovalleys formed during multiple glacial stage sea-level lowstands. The geochronology of this coastal system is based on uranium series, radiocarbon, amino acid racemization (AAR), and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) methods. We report over 600 mollusk AAR results from 93 sites between northeastern North Carolina and the central New Jersey shelf, representing samples from both onshore cores or outcrops, sub-barrier and offshore cores, and transported shells from barrier island beaches. AAR age estimates are constrained by paired …