What is the oldest fossil found in NC?
The oldest fossil found in North Carolina was supposed to be a marine worm called Vermiforma antiqua Cloud. It was found by a student named James Wright, at the South Fork of Little River...
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Where in NC can you find the most diverse assemblage of vertebrate fossils?
The most diverse assemblage of vertebrate fossils found in North Carolina comes from the PCS phosphate mine in Aurora, NC. Fossils from the Pungo River, Yorktown, and younger formations from this quarry have included...
How much coprolite is too much?
The Guiness Book of World Records has recognized George Frandon from Florida as having the world’s largest privately held coprolite (poop) collection. Guinness certified his collection of 1277 specimens from 8 countires and 15...
Why are there no Dinosaur fossils in NC’s Mountains?
Dinosaurs are more likely to be found in sedimentary rock formations out West, but most every state has areas where they roamed, died and were preserved underground. Except for Western North Carolina, where the...
Why are dinosaur fossils hard to find in in North Carolina?
We do get a number of dinosaur bones … a fair number – 40 to 60 dinosaur bones, decent bones. If you take that in the amount of area that we actually have exposed,...
What is the NC State Fossil?
The NC State Fossil is the Fossilized Teeth of the Megalodon Shark. It was adopted in 2013. Session Law 2013-189 reads as follows: ” Whereas, the megalodon shark is an extinct shark species that...