It’s been quite a number of years since the Chandler Award was given. This year the long overdue recipient is Diane Willis. Diane joined the North Carolina Fossil Club in 2001 and has been on...
The North Carolina Fossil Club is offering Paleontological research grants between $250 and $1000 to be awarded in May 2026. The deadline for applications will be 11:59 pm on April 30, 2026. For more...
Results for the 2025 Officers and Directors election were tallied at the NCFC Fossil Fair on Saturday, November 15. Results are as follows: Terry Denny, President Linda McCall, Vice President Four existing Board of...
The NC Fossil Club held it 2025 Fossil Fair at the Mt. Airy Museum of Regional History on Saturday, November 15. Members of the club partnered with representatives of the Schiele Museum, the NC...
We wanted to let you know that the new NCFC Community site is set up at its final website address and is open to everyone. It can be accessed at this link: The NCFC has created a...
The NCFC 2026 Fossil Calendar is available in the clubs online store. It features 14 fossil images from NCFC members. The cost is $15.00 each online which includes taxes and shipping to the continental...
Tony Shaver and Terry Denny represented the club at the 2025 Garner Groundhog Day celebration. It was a very fun day! A lot of folks came out to see the displays while they waited...
Results for the 2024 Officers and Directors election were tallied at the NCFC Fossil Fair on Saturday, November 16. Results are as follows: Terry Denny, President Linda McCall, Vice President Two new Board of...
NCFC logo apparel and other items are for sale online for a limited time. The direct link for the store is: https://bendershirts.chipply.com/NCFC24/ View Store Flyer Important information:1. This is an online third party web...
The NC Fossil Club held its 2024 Fossil Fair on November 16, 2024 at the “A Time for Science Museum” in Greenville, NC. Members from the club as well as groups from Appalachian State...
The NC Fossil Club was invited by the Rice Family Community Events to participate in their Dino Dig Day.
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...
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...
Members of the NC Fossil Club displayed at the 2024 NC Fossil Festival in Aurora, NC on May 25, 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
The Club has updated it’s brochure. Feel free to download and share to others: NCFC Brochure.
Linda led a trip to Old Dock in April 2023. Members of the club joined her for a day of collecting.
The NC Fossil Club held it’s spring picnic/silent auction to raise money for the Club’s scholarship fund. Over $488 was raised.
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...
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,...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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
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....
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)...
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 has been published.
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...
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...
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
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
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...
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...
Fossicking for Eocene and Miocene Plants of Washington State – We “Bearly” Made It!
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...
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...
The NC Fossil Club met on Sunday, September 15.
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...
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
The NC Fossil Club met July 21, 2019. Linda McCall gave a presentation about the club’s recent trip out west.
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...