The Geology of Virginia's Coastal Plain
 
    
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Chesapecten jeffersonius

Chesapecten jeffersonius (Say), 1824, was first described in 1694 by Martin Lister. In 1687, it became the first fossil to be described from North America.

 
    
APPALACHIAN PLATEAU | VALLEY & RIDGE | BLUE RIDGE | PIEDMONT | COASTAL PLAIN
 

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