FOSSILS FROM OTHER SITES IN NORTH CAROLINA
STARFISH- PENDER COUNTY (EOCENE MARINE DEPOSITS-40 TO 60 MILLION YEARS OLD) EARLY STARFISH CAME IN MANY SHAPES AND SIZES- THIS SAMPLE IS ACTUALLY MADE UP FROM PIECES FROM MANY DIFFERENT STARFISH, HOWEVER IT DOES SHOW THE BASIC OUTLINE OF WHAT AN EARLY STARFISH LOOKED LIKE
CRINOIDS (SEA LILLIES AND SEA FEATHERS) FROM PENDER COUNTY-THEY ARE BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MILLION YEARS OLD
I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL SPECIES OF SEA FEATHERS FROM PENDER COUNTY-SO FAR I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY INFORMATION ON THEM-IF ANYONE CAN IDENTIFY THESE PLEASE EMAIL ME AT [email protected]
PLANT FOSSILS- THESE LEAF IMPRESSIONS ARE FROM CHATHAM COUNTY- THEY ARE ABOUT 210 MILLION YEARS OLD (LATE TRIASSIC PERIOD)
FERNS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF YEARS!
AND THEY STILL THRIVE TODAY.
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