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New Bern resident and Bridgeton mayor Pete Harmatuk has collected a massive amount of fossils ranging from shark's teeth to a 35-million year-old sea urchin. Some of his collections are on display at the Smithsonian Institution.
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10782
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Geographical records indicate that at one time the coast of North Carolina, extending as far east as the present-day outer banks, was the site of fertile, grassy plains and dense forests. All along the coast, from the Virginia to the South Carolina border, fossils of various prehistoric animals have been found, including mastodons, horses, and tapirs. Some of the most productive fossil sites are the Natural Well in Duplin County, the Castle Hayne formation in New Hanover County, and the old marl pits near Clinton in Sampson County.
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34556
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New undertakings at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences puts the spotlight on paleontology. The museum’s collection has grown, including fossils from species native to the region as well as those from around the world. Working with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as opened up the possibility of further collaboration in order to ensure research that highlights native prehistoric species.
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North Carolina Naturalist
(NoCar QH 76.5 N8 N68), Vol. 6 Issue 2, Fall/Winter 1998,
p2-7, il, por, map
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34557
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Using volunteers to search for prehistoric North Carolina fossils has been a valuable tactic used by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ Fossil Lab. Field workers spend hours digging through the mud for small fossil finds, while other volunteers spend time curating the finds in the lab.
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34573
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With the arrival of a newly discovered fossil of a bus-sized prehistoric crocodile, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences discusses its own native crocodile. Deinosuchus, discovered in 1858, is a prehistoric crocodile that is commonly found throughout southeast North America. Paleontologists believe that these were once as common in North Carolina as alligators are in Florida now.
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37316
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The focal point on Main Street for four decades has become the main attraction anew through additions to its facility, in time for the annual fossil festival. In its buildings are the gift shop and learning center. Outside are mounds for intrepid fossil hunters. The boon for the museum and Aurora year around: visitors from all fifty states, as well as faraway countries and continents.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 7 Issue 3, May/June 2018 ,
p31-32
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