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Kent County, Maryland, USAi
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Kent CountyCounty
MarylandState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Chestertown5,093 (2017)
Rock Hall1,303 (2017)
Millington617 (2017)
Galena598 (2017)
Butlertown505 (2011)
Fairlee490 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
251643
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:251643:4
GUID (UUID V4):
aad2efab-0f7c-4832-8e51-e1321f123b7f
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Kent, Maryland, États-Unis
German:
Kent County, Maryland, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Kent, Maryland, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Кент, Мэриленд, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
肯特县 , 马里兰州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Kent, Maryland, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Kent County, Maryland, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة كينت, ماريلند, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Քենտ շրջան, Մերիլենդ, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Kent konderria , Maryland
Bavarian:
Kent County, Maryland, Vaoanigte Stootn
Belarusian:
Кент, Мэрыленд, Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
কেন্ট কাউন্টি, মেরিল্যান্ড, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Кент, Мериленд, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Kent County, Maryland
Cornish:
Konteth Kent, Tir Maria, Statys Unys
Dutch:
Kent County, Maryland, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان کنت، مریلند, مریلند, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
კენტის ოლქი, მერილენდი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז קנט, מרילנד, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Kent megye, Maryland, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
Kent County, Maryland, Amerika Serikat
Japanese:
ケント郡, メリーランド州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Kent County, Maryland, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Kent Gông, Maryland
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Kent Kūn
Norwegian:
Kent County, Maryland, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Kent, Maryland, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Kent, Maryland, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Kent, Maryland, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Kent, Maryland, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Kent County, Maryland, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Кент , Мериленд, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Kent County, Maryland, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Kent County, Maryland, USA
Traditional Chinese:
肯特縣, 馬利蘭州, 美國
Turkish:
Kent County, Maryland, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Кент, Меріленд, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
کینٹ کاؤنٹی، میری لینڈ, میری لینڈ, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Kent, Maryland, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Kent, Maryland, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
کنٹ کاؤنٹی, میری لینڈ, امریکہ


This county is on Maryland's eastern shore (east of the Chesapeake Bay). It is underlain by young unconsolidated to loosely consolidated sediments, dominantly Pliocene to Quaternary in age. These range from continental to shallow marine materials and are composed of sand, silt, clay and gravel. Bedrock is rarely exposed due to the low topographic relief.

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Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences37
Youngest Fossil Listed56.0 Ma (Paleocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed388 Ma (Middle Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Pamunkey - Aquia158.7 - 47.8 Ma (Paleogene)
Severn - upper3470.6 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Romney - Hamilton2387.7 - 382.7 Ma (Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Hamulus
genus
Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : Hamulus70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Serpula
genus
Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : Serpula70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dentalium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : Dentalium70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Turritella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pyropsis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Tudiclidae : Pyropsis70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Baculites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Baculitidae : Baculites70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sphenodiscus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Sphenodiscidae : Sphenodiscus70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Glycymeris
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Botula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Botula70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lithophaga
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Lithophaga70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Actinopteria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : Actinopteria387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Syncyclonema
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Entoliidae : Pectinella70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cardium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardium70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Granocardium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : Granocardium70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Eufistulina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Eufistulina70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Malacostraca
class
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Acteon
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Acteonidae : Acteon70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anomia argentaria
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : Anomia : Anomia argentaria70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anomia ornata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : Anomia : Anomia ornata70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trachycardium eufaulensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Trachycardium : Trachycardium eufaulensis70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Corymya
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Thraciidae : Corymya70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Crassatella vadosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : Crassatella : Crassatella vadosa70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Idonearca capax
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Cucullaeidae : Cucullaea : Idonearca capax70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lopha mesenterica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : Agerostrea : Lopha mesenterica70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cubitostrea tecticosta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ambigostrea : Cubitostrea tecticosta70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Paladmete laevis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Cancellariidae : Paladmete : Paladmete laevis70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Megatrigoniidae : Pterotrigonia : Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Megatrigoniidae : Pterotrigonia : Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Haustator bilira
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Haustator : Haustator bilira70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Veniella conradi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : Veniella : Veniella conradi70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vertebrata
subphylum
Animalia : Chordata : Vertebrata70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Arrhoges
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Aporrhaidae : Arrhoges70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Discoscaphites conradi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Scaphitidae : Discoscaphites : Discoscaphites conradi70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pycnodonte vesicularis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Pycnodonte : Pycnodonte vesicularis70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dosiniopsis lenticularis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Dosiniopsis : Dosiniopsis lenticularis59.2 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Actinopteria boydi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : Actinopteria : Actinopteria boydi387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_County,_Maryland
Wikidata ID:Q494228
GeoNames ID:4359780

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