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Modiolus gigas

Geological Range

Late Pliocene to Middle Pleistocene; Extinct.

Paleogeographic Distribution

Southern Florida to Virginia.

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Middle Pleistocene
Bermont Formation (S. FL)
Early Pleistocene
Chowan River Formation (VA)
Late Pliocene
Duplin Formation (SC)
Duplin / Raysor formations (GA)
Jackson Bluff Formation (N. FL)
Raysor Formation (NC)
Yorktown Formation (NC, VA)
Yorktown Formation (Moore House Member) (VA)
Yorktown Formation (Mogarts Beach Clay) (VA)
<i>Modiolus gigas</i> from the Late Pliocene Yorktown Fm. (Zone 2) of Isle of Wight County, Virginia (UF 190920).
Modiolus gigas from the Late Pliocene Yorktown Fm. (Zone 2) of Isle of Wight County, Virginia (UF 190920).
Middle Pleistocene Map
Middle Pleistocene Map
Early Pleistocene Map
Early Pleistocene Map
Late Pliocene Map
Late Pliocene Map