. Maryland geological survey . £ S8l y Q t? £ ^ D « & < 3 < W o w j te. £ 3 H <W U S K O g P? B fe MARYLAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 109 but as ages passed the less conspicuous portions would gradually yield tothe Leveling inlluences of erosion, such as soil creep, plant roots, culti-vation, etc., and might finally disappear altogether. Tilting mightchange the original attitude of the surface while erosion would also de-stroy in a large measure the continuity of the formation, but as long asportions of it remained, the old surface could be reconstructed and itshistory determined. At the marg
. Maryland geological survey . £ S8l y Q t? £ ^ D « & < 3 < W o w j te. £ 3 H <W U S K O g P? B fe MARYLAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 109 but as ages passed the less conspicuous portions would gradually yield tothe Leveling inlluences of erosion, such as soil creep, plant roots, culti-vation, etc., and might finally disappear altogether. Tilting mightchange the original attitude of the surface while erosion would also de-stroy in a large measure the continuity of the formation, but as long asportions of it remained, the old surface could be reconstructed and itshistory determined. At the margin of this terrace the waves of the oceanand estuaries would begin their attack. They would quickly fashion awave-cut cliff around its border and beneath this build up a subaqueousplatform which would grow in width in proportion as the waves en-croached on the land. If this in turn were elevated, it would form an-other terrace having the same characteristics as its predecessor, but wouldshow its individuality in age and formation by lying beneath it, by beingseparated fro
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