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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1003
Sidescan Sonar Imagery and Surficial Geologic Interpretation of the Sea Floor off Branford, Connecticut

Bottom photograph showing an example of a sedimentary environment characterized by erosion or nondeposition.

Bottom photograph showing an example of a sedimentary environment characterized by erosion or nondeposition. Note the gravelly sediment and sessile fauna. Bottom photo is from Niantic Bay in Long Island Sound (Poppe and others, 2000c).

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