Crab Burrows

Linked to Paleontology of the Coastal Plain Province

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Fossilized crab burrows on Cumberland Island were formed in sand deposits during the Pleistocene. Such burrows are found throughout the barrier islands and are typically about one meter deep.

Photograph by David R. Schwimmer

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