Locality E — Sarecta, Duplin County, N. C. In 

 the north side of a roadcut, one-fourth mile west 

 of Sarecta and 400 yards east of the bridge across 

 the Northeast Cape Fear River, the following 

 section of the Peedee was observed by H. E. Le- 

 Grand and the writer : 



Feet 



7 Drab-black to gray arenaceous clays con- 

 taining many fine shell fragments and 

 sharks teeth. Ostracoda and Foraminifera 

 abundant. 



Locality F — Carvers, Bladen County, N. C, 

 Cape Fear River. On the Walter Johnson farm, 

 west bank of the Cape Fear River between mile- 

 posts 48 and 49, the following section of the Pee- 

 dee was observed by H. E. LeGrand and the writ- 

 er in a steep ravine in front of the farm house, an 

 estimated 15 feet above normal river level : 

 Feet 

 11 • Drab-black to gray massive clays, more 

 arenaceous in the upper third. Ostracoda 

 and Foraminifera abundant. 

 2 Interbedded sands and clays, partially in- 

 durated. Exogyra costata common, broken 

 shell fragments abundant. Ostracoda and 

 Foraminifera common. 



Outcrops of the Snow Hill marl member 

 of the Black Creek formation 



Locality G — Greenville, Pitt County, N. C, Tar 

 River, U.S.G.S. locality nos. 4144 and 5347. At 

 Blue Banks Landing on the south bank of the Tar 

 River seven miles upstream from Greenville, the 

 following section of the Black Creek was observed 

 in a steep bluff by H. E. LeGrand and the writer: 

 Feet 

 16 Grayish-green to black micaceous, arena- 

 ceous, laminated clays. Lignitized wood 

 and plant remains prominent. The lower 

 two feet of the section approaches a marl, 

 containing Exogyra ponderosa and many 

 large shells. Ostracoda and Foraminifera 

 in the upper third of the section are gen- 

 erally recrystallized with small globules of 

 pure calcite affixed to the shells. Ostracoda 

 in the lower two-thirds of the section are 

 abundant. Foraminifera are less common. 



Locality H — Lenoir County, N. C, Neuse River, 

 U.S.G.S. locality nos. 4160 and 5353. At Auger 

 Hole Landing, milepost 73, 0.5 mile downstream 



from the Wayne County line, on the north bank 

 of the Neuse River the following section of the 

 Black Creek was observed by H. E. LeGrand and 

 the writer : 

 Feet 



7 Dark-gray to black interbedded, lenticular 

 sands and clays, slightly indurated at the 

 base. Macrofossils consist 'of poorly pre- 

 served casts and molds. No microfossils 

 were recovered from the exposed section. 

 Ostracoda listed from this locality were 

 obtained from a 15 foot auger hole sample. 

 The auger hole was located 100 feet from 

 the river bank. 



Locality I — Strabane, Lenoir County, N. C, 

 Neuse River. At One Dram Landing, 0.2 mile 

 downstream from the mouth of Bear Creek, on 

 the north bank of the Neuse River, one-half mile 

 upstream from the bridge, which is 1.7 miles 

 north of Strabane, N. C, the following section of 

 the Black Creek was observed by H. E. LeGrand 

 and the writer : 

 Feet 



3 Black clay-marl with thin interbedded 

 sandy layers, finely glauconitic. No micro- 

 fossils. 

 2 Indurated shell bed projecting out into the 

 river about 15 feet. No microfossils. The 

 Ostracoda listed from this locality were 

 obtained from a 9-foot auger hole sample. 

 The auger hole was located 25 feet from 

 the river bank. 



Locality J — Snow Hill, Greene County, N. C, 

 Contentnea Creek. On the farm of L. C. Daniels, 

 1.7 miles downstream from Snow Hill, N. C, the 

 following section of the Black Creek was observed 

 by the writer on the east bank of Contentnea 

 Creek : 

 Feet 

 1.5 Rusty, iron-stained coarse sand, partially 

 indurated and containing fossils as casts 

 and molds. No microfossils. 



8 Gray to black clay-marl containing abun- 

 dant but fragile macrofossils. Exogyra 

 ponderosa is in the lower five feet of this 

 interval. Ostracoda and Foraminifera com- 

 mon in the lower three feet of this interval. 



Locality K — Mullins, Marion County, S. C, Pee 

 Dee River tributary, U.S.G.S. locality no. 5372. 

 Three miles south-southeast of Mullins at an old 



