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and geologic hazards. The present is the key to the past! Hence, studies of geologic
environments such as the Outer Banks barrier islands, provide modern analogs for
oil and gas exploration in Cretaceous strata. Last but not least, from a science perspective, interpreting these maps and cross sections can provide a geomorphic
model for early Pleistocene landscape evolution. These are very lofty goals, but to
achieve these, we start with a solid, and extensive, field mapping and coring
program.
Acknowledgments I thank State Geologist, Dr. Kenneth B. Taylor for providing me with the
resources to map the Coastal Plain, especially access to the Geoprobe Rig. Thanks are extended to
Steve Culver and my collaborators at East Carolina University, especially Dave Mallinson and
Stan Riggs for our unprecedented, integrated science group that worked by consensus to interpret
the Quaternary—in cores! Thanks to the many field assistants who helped with field expeditions
and core analyses. I acknowledge Drs. Dag Nummedal, the late, great V.J. Henry, and sedimentologist Indra Bir Singh as tremendous mentors along my career journey; former LSU classmate, Phil
Lowry, PhD, retired from Kosmos Energy, provided and helped assemble the photos. And of
course, last but not least, my driller Dennis Foyles and current field geologists, Erik Thornton and
Ashley Lynn (both graduates from the Department of Geological Sciences at East Carolina
University), who make core collection effortless.
If You Would Like More Information
Abbott LE Jr Farrell KM Nickerson JG Gay NK (2011) Lithic resources of the North Carolina
Coastal Plain: prehistoric acquisition and utilization patterns. In: Ewen CR, Whyte TR,
Davis RPS Jr (eds) The archaeology of North Carolina: three archaeological symposia. North
Carolina Archaeological Council Publication No. 20, p 2-1–2-51. http://www.rla.unc.edu/
NCAC/Publications/NCAC_30.pdf
Culver SJ, Farrell KM, Mallinson DJ, Horton BP et al (2008) Micropaleontologic record of late
Pliocene and Quaternary paleoenvironments in the northern Albemarle Embayment, North
Carolina, USA. Palaeogeogr Palaeoclimatol Palaeoecol 254:54–77
Daniels RB, Kane EO (2001) Coastal Plain Scarps of the Neuse River Basin, North Carolina,
as delineated by R.B. Daniels: a new GIS coverage, Ground Water Circular No. 18.
NC-DENR, Raleigh
Daniels RB, Kleiss HJ, Buol SW, Byrd HJ, Phillips JA (1984) Soil systems in North Carolina,
Bulletin 467. NC Agricultural Research Service, North Carolina State University, Raleigh
Mallinson DJ, Culver SJ, Riggs SR, Thieler ER et al (2010) Regional seismic stratigraphy and
controls on the Quaternary evolution of the Cape Hatteras region of the Atlantic continental
margin, USA. Mar Geol 268:16–33
The Floating Marshes of Louisiana: A unique ecosystem. https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=xMlu_4rr6WA
Winker CD, Howard JD (1977) Correlation of tectonically deformed shorelines on the southern
Atlantic coastal plain. Geology 5:123–127
K. M. Farrell
and geologic hazards. The present is the key to the past! Hence, studies of geologic
environments such as the Outer Banks barrier islands, provide modern analogs for
oil and gas exploration in Cretaceous strata. Last but not least, from a science perspective, interpreting these maps and cross sections can provide a geomorphic
model for early Pleistocene landscape evolution. These are very lofty goals, but to
achieve these, we start with a solid, and extensive, field mapping and coring
program.
Acknowledgments I thank State Geologist, Dr. Kenneth B. Taylor for providing me with the
resources to map the Coastal Plain, especially access to the Geoprobe Rig. Thanks are extended to
Steve Culver and my collaborators at East Carolina University, especially Dave Mallinson and
Stan Riggs for our unprecedented, integrated science group that worked by consensus to interpret
the Quaternary—in cores! Thanks to the many field assistants who helped with field expeditions
and core analyses. I acknowledge Drs. Dag Nummedal, the late, great V.J. Henry, and sedimentologist Indra Bir Singh as tremendous mentors along my career journey; former LSU classmate, Phil
Lowry, PhD, retired from Kosmos Energy, provided and helped assemble the photos. And of
course, last but not least, my driller Dennis Foyles and current field geologists, Erik Thornton and
Ashley Lynn (both graduates from the Department of Geological Sciences at East Carolina
University), who make core collection effortless.
If You Would Like More Information
Abbott LE Jr Farrell KM Nickerson JG Gay NK (2011) Lithic resources of the North Carolina
Coastal Plain: prehistoric acquisition and utilization patterns. In: Ewen CR, Whyte TR,
Davis RPS Jr (eds) The archaeology of North Carolina: three archaeological symposia. North
Carolina Archaeological Council Publication No. 20, p 2-1–2-51. http://www.rla.unc.edu/
NCAC/Publications/NCAC_30.pdf
Culver SJ, Farrell KM, Mallinson DJ, Horton BP et al (2008) Micropaleontologic record of late
Pliocene and Quaternary paleoenvironments in the northern Albemarle Embayment, North
Carolina, USA. Palaeogeogr Palaeoclimatol Palaeoecol 254:54–77
Daniels RB, Kane EO (2001) Coastal Plain Scarps of the Neuse River Basin, North Carolina,
as delineated by R.B. Daniels: a new GIS coverage, Ground Water Circular No. 18.
NC-DENR, Raleigh
Daniels RB, Kleiss HJ, Buol SW, Byrd HJ, Phillips JA (1984) Soil systems in North Carolina,
Bulletin 467. NC Agricultural Research Service, North Carolina State University, Raleigh
Mallinson DJ, Culver SJ, Riggs SR, Thieler ER et al (2010) Regional seismic stratigraphy and
controls on the Quaternary evolution of the Cape Hatteras region of the Atlantic continental
margin, USA. Mar Geol 268:16–33
The Floating Marshes of Louisiana: A unique ecosystem. https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=xMlu_4rr6WA
Winker CD, Howard JD (1977) Correlation of tectonically deformed shorelines on the southern
Atlantic coastal plain. Geology 5:123–127
K. M. Farrell