Dino Dig Day – Concord, NC
The NC Fossil Club was invited by the Rice Family Community Events to participate in their Dino Dig Day.
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Perry Memorial Library Summer Reading Program
Coleman from the NC Fossil Club took his fossil display to the Perry Memorial Library in Henderson for a generalized lesson on paleontology and fossils, along with a fossil display, for their youth Summer Reading...
MLS Dino Academy 2024
Members of the NC Fossil Club displayed their Mesozoic (Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous Fossils) related fossils (dinosaur bones and teeth, and diverse plant fossil ) at the Museum of Life and Science Dino Academy...
NC Fossil Festival 2024
Members of the NC Fossil Club displayed at the 2024 NC Fossil Festival in Aurora, NC on May 25, 2024.
Old Dock – Spring 2024
There have been 2 recent trips to Old Dock, one on March 9th, with 4 members attending and another one on April 27th with 9 members in attendance. This is a Pleistocene, Waccamaw Formation...
Holden Beach – Spring 2024
There have been two recent trips to Holden Beach, 3 members attended on March 8th and 8 members on April 28th. The March trip was pretty cool and rain threatened, but for those who...
Quarry Collecting Trip – April 26
Our inaugural trip back into the quarries April 26th was a success. Our 20 members obeyed all the rules and the carpooling went smoother than anticipated. Along with the usual Eocene mollusks, several meg...
2024 Paleontological Application Period Open
The North Carolina Fossil Club is offering Paleontological research grants between $250 and $1000. These grants will be awarded during the month of August. The recipient(s) will be notified by email with details on...
Old Dock Collecting Trip Nov 2023
Field trips to Old Dock were held on November 8 and December 2nd, 2023. Six members attended the Nov 8 trip and 7 attended the Dec 2nd trip. The weather proved wonderful for both...
Holden Beach Nov 2023
Field trips to Holden Beach were held on Nov 9th and Dec 3rd, 2023. Four members attended the Nov 9th trip and 7 attending the Dec 3rd trip. The Nov 9th trip was great,...
NC Fossil Fair 2023
The Club held it’s 2023 Fossil fair in Hickory, NC. It was a fabulous success! The Catawba Science Center was so welcoming and kind to us, providing lots of additional volunteers, and a great...
Fossil Fair 2023
Members from the NC Fossil Club displayed at the Club’s 2023 Fossil Fair in Hickory, NC. It was a fabulous success! The Catawba Science Center was so welcoming and kind to us, providing lots...
MLS Dino Academy
The Museum of Life and Science held it’s annual Dino Academy on August 19th, and 3195 excited visitors came to see our exhibits. Fossils from the Mesozoic Era were displayed by: Trish Kohler, Jim...
NC Fossil Club updated brochure
The Club has updated it’s brochure. Feel free to download and share to others: NCFC Brochure.
Old Dock Collecting April 2023
Linda led a trip to Old Dock in April 2023. Members of the club joined her for a day of collecting.
Spring 2023 Picnic
The NC Fossil Club held it’s spring picnic/silent auction to raise money for the Club’s scholarship fund. Over $488 was raised.
NC Fossil Club Paleo Research Grant Application Period for 2023 is Open
The NCFC supports fossil related projects at North Carolina state museums and colleges, similar programs at other museums, and also student research. See our Publications Page and Online Store for books authored by members...
Holden Beach February 2023
The trip to Holden Beach a beautiful day — warm (mostly) and sunny! Finds included echinoids (Harduinia mortonis), both whole and broken, as well as other interesting fossils like boring clams (lots of borings,...
Garner Groundhog Day 2023
Terry and Victor Denny represented the NC Fossil Club at the Garner 2023 Groundhog Days. Click on a picture to enlarge or view a slideshow.
Award of 2022 Paleontological Research Grants
At the September 18 meeting of the NC Fossil Club at the NCMNS, the Grant Committee awarded a Paleontological Research grant of $1000 to Haviv Avrahami, for his project titled “A new orodromine from...
NCFC September 2022 Meeting
The NC Fossil Club met on September 18, 2022. The speaker was Dr. Patricia Gensel, Paleobotanist, Professor at UNC Department of Biology. Her topic was “Studying Ancient Plants.” During the business meeting, the Grants...
NC Fossil Festival 2022
The inaugural NC Fossil Festival was held in Aurora, NC over the Memorial Day weekend. Members of the NC Fossil Club helped support the festival by setting up displays and assisting at the fossil...
NCFC Paleontological Research Grants
The North Carolina Fossil Club is offering Paleontological research grants between $250 and $1000 to be awarded in August of 2022. The deadline for applications will be 11:59 pm on June 11, 2022. For...
NCFC Paleontological Research Grant Awarded
The NCFC has awarded it’s first NCFC Paleontological Research Grant in the amount $500 to Soon Flynn for the study of the Paleogene environment
NCFC Meeting March 21, 2021
The March meeting of the NC Fossil Club was held virtually by Zoom. The March 21 meeting of the NC Fossil Club was held today, Sunday, March 21 via Zoom starting at 1:30 pm....
NCFC Meeting May 16, 2021
The May meeting of the NC Fossil Club was held virtually by Zoom. There was a very interesting presentation by Dr. Calhoun Bond Jr., (Professor of Biology, Department of Natural Sciences at Greensboro College)...
NCFC Meeting July 18, 2021
The July club meeting was held virtually by Zoom. The speaker was Dr. Chris Widga, a Paleoecologist at the Center of Excellence in Paleontology, College of Arts & Sciences, East Tennessee State University. His...
Janus 2021 Volume 1
Janus 2021 Volume 1 has been published.
NC Fossil Club Meetings
The club is still meeting on a regular basis every other month. Starting in July, meetings are being held both in-person and virtually. For up to date information, please check the club’s calendar. Information...
New NCFC Officers and Directors Elected
The NC Fossil Club held its annual meeting virtually on November 7, 2020. In addition to a program by Linda McCall, the results of the Board election was announced. Congratulations to Ramona Krailler for...
NCFC Meeting November 7, 2020
The speaker for the November 7 meeting was Linda McCall. Her topic was “Thirty-Million-Year-Old Fossils in Living Color from North Topsail Beach, NC.” A link to the program video may be seen here: https://youtu.be/fukCjzO5gyI
NCFC Meeting September 20, 2020
The speaker for the September 20, 2020 was Terry Denny. Her topic was “Hunting dinosaurs in Alberta.” A recording of her program may be seen here: https://youtu.be/mMFX8dDIwgg
NCFC Meeting July 19, 2020
The speaker for the July 19, 2020 meeting was Dr. Christian Kammerer, Research Curator, Paleontology, NC Museum of Natural Sciences. His topic was “Dicynodonts: Tusked Survivors of the Permo-Triassic.” A recording of his program...
NCFC Meeting May 17, 2020
The May speaker was Dr. Bruce MacFadden from the University of Florida and the Florida Museum of Natural History. His topic was “Belgrade Mammals and the FOSSIL Project.” A recording of the video may...
NCFC Club Meeting January 2020
Fossicking for Eocene and Miocene Plants of Washington State – We “Bearly” Made It!
NCFC Fossil Fair 2019
The 2019 North Carolina Fossil Fair was held at the Cape Fear Museum of History and Science. Members of the NCFC displayed their various collections. Outreach and education was also provided by Appalachian State...
National Fossil Day at the Aurora Fossil Museum
Members of the NC Fossil Club participated in the National Fossil Day Festivities at the Aurora Fossil Musuem. It was a beautiful day with a lot of very engaged people of all ages hunting...
NCFC Meeting September 2019
The NC Fossil Club met on Sunday, September 15.
Dino Academy 2019
The Museum of Life and Science held a Dino Academy event on Aug. 24 and invited our club to participate. Several members exhibited wonderful displays of Mesozoic Era fossils: Charlie & Pam Causey, Trish...
Maryland and Stratford Hall
Members of the NC Fossil Club took a trip to Startford Hall and the Maryland Eastern Shore including a stop at the Calvert Marine Museum
NCFC Meeting July 2019
The NC Fossil Club met July 21, 2019. Linda McCall gave a presentation about the club’s recent trip out west.
Meet your State Symbols
Did you know our state bird is the cardinal? Or that the state drink is milk? How about the state insect – did you know it’s the western honey bee? And did you know...
NC Fossil Club Meeting March 2019
Don Rideout gave a presentation on “Belgrade Quarry – A Trip Through the Oligocene.”
Creekside Science Night 2019
NC Fossil Club members Diane Willis, Joe Magura, Trish Kohler, Julie Niederkorn and Jonathan Fain set up educational displays at the Creekside Elementary School science night.
Schiele Museum Fossil Fair 2019
NC Fossil Club members setup educational displays at the 2019 Schiele Fossil Fair in Gastonia. Members participating were Joy Herrington, Mary Boulton, Richard Chandler, Darryl Grater, Gary Lewis, Alex Lewis, Julie Niederkorn and Dr....
2018 NC Fossil Fair
The NC Fossil Fair on November 3 was a huge success, with 2600 attendees at the NC Museum of Life and Science (NCMLS) in Durham, NC! (Last year’s first Nov. Saturday attendance at the...
NCFC Meeting September 2018
Our speaker for the September meeting was Duke student Tim Sokolskyi who talked about Shark Evolution.
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