Connecticut's Geological Story

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Connecticut's Geological Story

Digital shaded relief map of New England

Excerpt from: Landforms of the conterminous United States - A Digital Shaded-Relief Portrayal, by Gail P. Thelin and Richard J. Pike, U.S. Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-2201, 1991 https://doi.org/10.3133/i2206

Connecticut's Geological Story hosted by the Long Island Sound Resource Center, a Connecticut DEEP and University of Connecticut educational outreach project.

Connecticut's Geological Story
- History of Major Geologic and Biologic Events in Connecticut
- Graphic of the major mass extinctions by National Geographic
- Mass extinctions poster by Budjarn Lambeth
Long Island Sound Geological Story

Content last updated June 23, 2020

Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

Connecticut's Geological Story