Abstract Introduction Methods Oligocene-Pleistocene Stratigraphy Char. of the Suwannee Limestone Char. of the Arcadia Formation Char. of the Peace River Formation Char. of the Long Key Formation Char. of the Stock Island Formation Distr. of Long Key & Stock Island Formation Discussion Conclusions Acknowledgments >References

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