Record #:

21043

Author(s):

Ksepka, Daniel

Abstract:

While this article cannot mention all the fossil sites in the state, it does serve as a brief guide to some of the more interesting ones. Among those listed with a brief description are the Triassic reptiles of the Research Triangle; Cretaceous Carolina: Traces of the dinosaurs; and Megalodon cruising grounds.

Source:

North Carolina Naturalist (NoCar QH 76.5 N8 N68), Vol. 19 Issue 2, Fall/Win 2011, p4-7, il

Subject(s):

Fossil sites--North Carolina

Record #:

24504

Author(s):

Bell, Mae Woods

Abstract:

Fossil hunting is popular in Eastern North Carolina; many participants find the remains of sea creatures of the prehistoric sea that once covered the area. This article discusses the best places for fossil hunting and how to identify finds.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 45 Issue 10, March 1978, p16-18, il

Subject(s):

Fossils--North Carolina, Eastern; Fossil sites--North Carolina; Fossils

Record #:

35731

Author(s):

Upton, Robert

Abstract:

Upton revealed that distant history could be touched, literally and figuratively, in Aurora’s Fossil Museum. Visitors could get up close and personal with eras from eons past in a fossil collection that contained whale vertebrae, sharks’ teeth, and soil from millions of years ago.

Source:

Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 7 Issue 3, May/June 1979, p60-61

Subject(s):

Aurora--Description and travel; Fossil sites--North Carolina; Museums