Calvert Cliffs

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fossil site geological formation sea cliffs

Calvert Cliffs are steep, fossil-rich clay and sand bluffs along the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, renowned for their abundant Miocene-era marine fossils and striking coastal scenery.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Calvert Cliffs State Park	3
Calvert Cliffs Coordinating Committee	1
Calvert Cliffs area	1
Randle Cliff Beach, Maryland	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fossil site ⓘ geological formation ⓘ sea cliffs ⓘ
age	Miocene ⓘ surface form: Miocene epoch
approximateAgeRange	about 8 to 18 million years old ⓘ
composedOf	clay ⓘ sand ⓘ
containsMineral	clay minerals ⓘ quartz sand ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
erodedBy	Chesapeake Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ wave action ⓘ
exposes	Miocene marine sediments ⓘ
fossilEpoch	Miocene ⓘ
fossilEra	Cenozoic ⓘ
fossilType	bivalve shells ⓘ fish vertebrae ⓘ gastropod shells ⓘ marine mammal fossils ⓘ shark teeth ⓘ
geologicalPeriod	Miocene ⓘ
hasColor	light gray to tan ⓘ
hasEcosystem	coastal forest ⓘ tidal marshes ⓘ
hasNearbyFacility	Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant ⓘ
hasRecreation	birdwatching ⓘ fossil collecting ⓘ hiking ⓘ
hasScientificSignificance	coastal geomorphology ⓘ paleontology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ
hasView	Chesapeake Bay ⓘ surface form: Chesapeake Bay shoreline
knownFor	abundant Miocene marine fossils ⓘ coastal scenery ⓘ steep clay and sand bluffs ⓘ
length	approximately 24 miles ⓘ
locatedIn	Calvert County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland ⓘ
locatedOn	Western Shore of Maryland ⓘ surface form: western shore of the Chesapeake Bay
overlooks	Chesapeake Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Piedmont-Atlantic Coastal Plain fall line ⓘ surface form: Atlantic seaboard fall line region Calvert Formation ⓘ Chesapeake Group ⓘ
protectedBy	Calvert Cliffs self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Calvert Cliffs State Park
region	Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain
state	Maryland ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Calvert Cliffs Coordinating Committee v. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission → hasAbbreviation → Calvert Cliffs ⓘ

Calvert County, Maryland → hasCommunity → Calvert Cliffs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Randle Cliff Beach, Maryland

Calvert Cliffs Coordinating Committee v. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission → hasPlaintiff → Calvert Cliffs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Calvert Cliffs Coordinating Committee

Calvert County, Maryland → hasProtectedArea → Calvert Cliffs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Calvert Cliffs State Park

Calvert County, Maryland → knownFor → Calvert Cliffs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Calvert Cliffs State Park

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant → namedAfter → Calvert Cliffs ⓘ

Scientists Cliffs, Maryland → partOf → Calvert Cliffs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Calvert Cliffs area

Calvert Cliffs → protectedBy → Calvert Cliffs self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Calvert Cliffs State Park