US And Canadian Fossil Sites -- Data for NORTH CAROLINA

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LocationCountyState/ProvinceDirections,NotesAgeFormationFossilsCommentsReferenceLat-Long
-BeaufortNCMioceneYorktown?NC0014|,
-BeaufortNCIn area exposuresMiocenefossilsNC0015|,
AuroraBeaufortNCMiocenePungo River MarlMollusks - Lyropecten,Pecten,Ecphora,Arthropods - Balanus -sharks - Hexanchus,Heptranchias,Isurus,Hemipristis,Odontapsis,Carcharhinus,Pristiophorus,Oterolaminops[?],ProCarcharodon,denticles,Fish Parts-Diodon,Sphyraena,Trygon; -- TrygonNC0001No citations for Oterolaminops (050605)|,
AuroraBeaufortNCMioceneYorktownMollusks:Glycymeris,Astarte,Busycon,Oliva,Cancellaria,Lunatia,Fasciolaria,Aurinia,Conus,Arthropods - BalanusNC0002|,
AuroraBeaufortNC10 km N at Texas Gulf Chemical Company Lee Creek Mine. Collecting on spoil banks permitted on weekends. Contact Texas Gulf Chemical Company, Box 48, Aurora, NC, 27806 (Fossils Quarterly spring 1986)Miocene-Pliocene-PleistocenePungo River|Croatan|Yorktown?NC0004|,
AuroraBeaufortNC10 km N at Texas Gulf Chemical Company Lee Creek Mine. Collecting on spoil banks permitted on weekends. Contact Texas Gulf Chemical Company, Box 48, Aurora,NC, 27806 (Fossils Quarterly spring 1986)Miocene-Pliocene-PleistocenePungo River|Croatan|Yorktown?NC0003|,
AuroraBeaufortNCAt Lee Creek Mine on S side of Pamlico RiverMiocenePungo Riververtebrates:birds-Charadriiformes;Fish-Cybium,Diodon;Turtles-Syllomus;Sharks-Carcharhinus,Echinorhinus,Galeocerdo,Hemipristis,Lamna,Notorhynchus,Odontapsis,Pristiophorus;coprolitesNC0005|,
AuroraBeaufortNCIn area DPW sitesshells,shark teeth. Geology in the area consists of 5 meters of Holocene--Pleistocene material,20 meters of Yorktown (abundant mollusks); 3 meters of Calvert age Limestone (mollusk molds),15 meters of phosphatic Pungo River sandstone -- mollusksNC0006|,
AuroraBeaufortNCIn pit of Texas Great Sulfur Co. Lee Creek Quarry on S shore of Pamlico River E on mouth of Lee Creek. Other Miocene,Pliocene,Pleistocene formations are exposed in these quarriesMiocenePungo River|YorktownMollusks Cetaceans Squalodon.NC0007|,
AuroraBeaufortNCN in Phosphate mine on NC38Mioceneshark teeth,invertebrates,whale bonesNC0008|,
AuroraBeaufortNCPCS Mine (Lee Creek). Spoils from exposures of Serravallian Pungo River Fm.Pliocene-PleistoceneYorktown|Chowan River|James CityFossils from every Tertiary group can be found.NC0009|,
AuroraBeaufortNCPCS Mine (Lee Creek). Spoils from exposures of Serravallian Pungo River Fm.,Yorktown Fm.,Plio-Pleistocene age Chowan River Fm and James City Fm.Tertiaryfossils from every Tertiary group can be found.NC0010|,
AuroraBeaufortNCin pit of Texas Great Sulfur Co. Lee Creek Quarry on S shore of Pamlico River E on mouth of Lee Creek. Other Miocene,Pliocene,Pleistocene formations are exposed in these quarriesMiocenePungo River|YorktownMollusks Cetaceans Squalodon.NC0011|,
East of Suffolk Scarp.BeaufortNCMioceneTrent MarlShark Teeth,ProCarcharodonNC0012|,
Terra CeiaBeaufortNCUnder a bridge over a drainage Canal E of townPleistoceneFlanner Beach?NC0013|,
Colerain BeachBertieNCBryozoa CerioporaNC0016|,
Colerain BeachBertieNCon Bluffs on W bank of Chowan RiverPliocene UpperChowan River?NC0017|,
Colerain LandingBertieNCat waterline in bluffs along Chowan RiverGlycymeris,Pecten,Venus,RangiaNC0018|,
Eden House PtBertieNC3.5 km above at Black Rock on W bankTertiaryabundant fossilsNC0019|,
Mount Gould LandingBertieNCon Bluffs on W bank of Chowan RiverPliocene UpperChowan River?NC0020|,
Mount Gould LandingBertieNCon S side of Chowan River 1.5 km below landingGlycymeris,Pecten,Venus,RangiaNC0021|,
ElizabethtownBladenNCCretaceousBlack CreekVertebrates-Testudines,fish,reptilesNC0022|,
ElizabethtownBladenNCN side of Cape Fear River about 7.5 km E of Route 87 34d31mN-78d31mCretaceousBlack Creek|PeeDeeScapanorhynchusNC0023|,
Phoebus LandingBladenNCCretaceousBlack CreekfishNC0024|,
CalabashBrunswickNCIn Marina Exposures for Carolina Shores Development Co 600 meters South .Glycymeris,Mercenaria,Chione,Ostrea,Anadara,Chlamys,Busycon,Dentalium,SeptastreaNC0025|,
CalabashBrunswickNCin excavations for Carolina Shores MarinamollusksNC0026|,
Core Creek BridgeCarteretNCon spoil banks 2 km NEPlioceneArca,Cardita,Phacoides,PectenNC0027|,
KuhnsCarteretNCIn area marl pitsMiocenefossils - 6 species of bryozoa.NC0028|,
-ChathamNCIn Deep River Coal FieldTriassicCumnockVertebrates-phytosaurs-RutiodonNC0034|,
Boren[?]ChathamNCIn pits of Boren Clay Products CoTriassicPekinplants,fish,reptilesNC0029There doesn't seem to be a Boren in North Carolina. Boren Clay products in Pleasant Garden has two licensed mines at 35.56160N 79.30190W and 35.56880N 79.29430W. Could be same site as Lexington,Lee County35.56160N 79.30190W or 35.56880N 79.29430W conjecture|,
CumnockChathamNCAt Cumnock MinesTriassicCumnockVertebrates--phytosaurs-RutiodonNC0030|,
Deep River BasinChathamNCin a NE to SW trending outcrop from Durham through Wadesboro and on into South CarolinaTriassicNewarkfish,a few reptilesNC0031|,
Egypt Coal MineChathamNCTriassicCumnockVertebrates-amphibian-Eupelor;mammals-Dromatherium,MicroconodonNC0032|,
Gulf?ChathamNCin several abandoned quarries in NW corner of the Sanford BasinTriassicPekinplants,fish scales,reptile teeth,footprints,etcNC0033|,
AcmeColumbusNC5 km N on Right Bank of Cape Fear River at various localities along riverPlioceneWaccamawfossils - EucrassatellaNC0035|,
AcmeColumbusNC5 km NC on Right Bank of Cape Fear River at Niels Eddy Landing,famous fossil localityPlioceneWaccamaw?NC0036Niels Eddy Landing is East of Acme at 34.3505N,78.1743W34.3505N,78.1743W|,
AcmeColumbusNCIn pits of Acme Fertilizer CoEquusNC0037|,
AcmeColumbusNCat Acme Fertilizer Co quarryPliocenemollusksNC0038|,
ColumbusColumbusNCalong N shore of Lake Waccamaw at pumping station in low bluffMioceneBelemnitella,Exogyra,pelecypods,gastropods redeposited from underlying Cretaceous bedsNC0039|,
Lake WaccamawColumbusNCAlong N shoreCretaceous?NC0040|,
Lake WaccamawColumbusNCalong north shore of Lake Waccamaw across NC 214PlioceneBear Bluff?NC0041|,
Lake WaccamawColumbusNCalong north shore of Lake Waccamaw across NC 214Pliocene-PleistoceneWaccamaw?NC0042|,
BelgradeCravenNCIn Superior Stone Co QuarryEocenefossilsNC0043|,
BelgradeCravenNCin Superior Stone Co QuarryMiocene LowerTrentBusycon,Calyptraea,Crepidula,Oliva,ArcaNC0044|,
DoveCravenNC6 km NE on Halfmoon Creek near Lenoir County line on Turkey Trap farmabundant,well preserved fossils.NC0045|,
Flanner BeachCravenNCAt Croatan National Forest Recreation AreaPleistoceneFlanner Beach?NC0046|,
Fort BarnwellCravenNC3.2km N in marl pitsEoceneCastle Hayneshells.NC0047|,
Fort BarnwellCravenNCdue N at Biddle Landing on Right bank of Cape Fear RiverEoceneCastle Hayneshell fragmentsNC0048|,
Maple CypressCravenNC1 km S of general storeMioceneYorktownPecten,whale bonesNC0049|,
New BernCravenNC25 km downstream in quarries and marl pits on N bank of Neuse RiverMiocenePholas,Venus,Strombus,Murex,Cardium,Solen,Arca,Pecten,Ostrea,Patella,Pectunculus,Conus,Buccinum,Mya,Donax,Nerita,Madrepora,shark teeth,fish bones,Pleistocene mammal bones and teeth.NC0050|,
New BernCravenNC8km S on NC17 at Riverbend PlantationMioceneTrent MarlShark teeth-Aetobatis,Alopias,Anomotodon,Aprionodon,Carcharhinus,Carcharodon,Dasyatis,Galeocerdo,Galeorhinus,Hemipristis,Heterodontus,Isurus,Manta,Myliobatis,Negaprion,Notorhynchus,Odontapsis,Rhinoptera,Rhizoprionodon,Scoliodon,Scyliorhinus,Sphyrna...NC0051Additional genera-Squatina|,
New BernCravenNCarea exposuresabundant fossilsNC0052|,
Riverbend PlantationCravenNCMioceneAnomotodon,Negaprion,Heterodontus,MantaNC0053|,
Shell LandingCravenNCAlong S side of Turkey Quarter CreekEoceneCastle Hayne?NC0054|,
FayettevilleCumberlandNCin areas streams and rivers in greenish layerCretaceousDinosaur bones-Dryptosaurus,Phytosaurus,Mosasaurus,Plesiosaurus,Hypsibema,Ornithomimus,Hadrosaurus (Lophorhothon),Deinosuchus,Leidyosuchus;invertebrates,petrified woodNC0055original says Leidyosuchus|,
-DareNCon area beachesPlioceneshellsNC0056|,
Carlton[?]DuplinNCIn Quarry 1 km WEoceneCastle Haynemollusk casts and molds,echinoids,Pecten,a few fish teeth and ostracodsNC0057Can't find a Carlton in North Carolina|,
GiddensvilleDuplinNCCrocodile teeth inCretaceousPeeDeePhobosuchusNC0058|,
MagnoliaDuplinNC3 km SSWmollusksNC0059|,
MagnoliaDuplinNC3 km SW at Natural Wellmollusks,shark teethNC0060|,
MagnoliaDuplinNCArea SinksMiocenegastropods,scaphopods,pelecypods.NC0061|,
MagnoliaDuplinNCClassic Locality - 3 km SW at Natural Well in sand and marlMiocenegastropods,scaphopods,pelecypods.NC0062|,
MagnoliaDuplinNCPit in Miocene Duplin Marl 3 km SWMioceneDuplin MarlMollusks,echinoids,bryozoaNC0063|,
Natural WellDuplinNCon Albert Matthews property near MagnoliaEoceneCastle Hayne?NC0064|,
DurhamDurhamNC'nearby' in Triangle Brick Company QuarryTriassicNewarkdinosaur - rauisuchian dinosaurNC0065|,
Durham BasinDurhamNCTriassicNewarkcrayfishNC0066|,
BattleboroEdgecombeNC5 km S in sandy Limestone in fields and pitsMiocenefossilsNC0067|,
Old SpartaEdgecombeNCS bank of Tar River 1 km downstream from NC42, in shell bed 5m below top of bluff.MioceneYorktownMollusksNC0068|,
Old SpartaEdgecombeNCon W bank of Tar RiverCretaceousCape Fear?NC0069|,
Old SpartaEdgecombeNCon W bank of Tar River PliocenePlioceneYorktown?NC0070|,
Shiloh MillsEdgecombeNC3 km NW of Tarboro on left (South?) bank of Tar River along US44Ostrea,shark teethNC0071|,
TarboroEdgecombeNC5 km NW at Bell's Bridge in low bluffDivaricellaNC0072|,
TarboroEdgecombeNCIn creek bed exposures that reveal a bone bedMiocene?Abundant bones and shark teethNC0073|,
TarboroEdgecombeNCalong NC44 3 km N near bridge over Tar RiverfossilsNC0074|,
HalifaxHalifaxNCS in ravine of tributary to Quankey CreekMioceneSt Maryscrustaceans,gastropods,scaphopods,pelecypodsNC0075|,
Palmyra LandingHalifaxNC5.5 km downstreamBalanus,Crepidula,Leda,Mulinia,Nucula,Ostrea,Phacoides,Yoldia,etc.NC0076|,
WeldonHalifaxNCon Roanoke River in sands and clays at Palmyra BluffMioceneSt Marysnumerous crustaceans,gastropods,scaphopods,etc.NC0077|,
Spout SpringsHarnettNC5 km NE near Reedy Swamp at head of Jumping Run in chalky LimestoneTertiaryTrentbryozoa,echinodermsNC0078|,
MurfreesboroHertfordNC1.5 km upstream on in clays on Left bank of Meherrin RiverMioceneSt Marysabundant fossilsNC0079|,
MurfreesboroHertfordNC2 km downstream on Right bank of riverMioceneMuliniaNC0080|,
MurfreesboroHertfordNC2 km upstream in Clay bedsMiocenemany speciesNC0081|,
MurfreesboroHertfordNC5 km downstream on Left bank of riverMioceneMuliniaNC0082|,
Wiccacon CreekHertfordNCIn sandsMiocenemany mollusk speciesNC0083|,
Haywood LandingJonesNC11 km SE of Maysville on NC 52 in Croatan National ForestOligocene-MioceneBelgrade?NC0084|,
SanfordLeeNCTriassicabundant plantsNC0085|,
KinstonLenoirNCalong banks of Mosely Creek NE of townEoceneCastle Hayne?NC0086|,
KinstonLenoirNCalong banks of Mosely Creek NE of townPaleoceneBeaufort?NC0087|,
Snow HillLenoirNC10 km downstream on Contentnea CreekCretaceous?NC0088|,
Snow HillLenoirNCalong banks of Contentnea Creek (classic locality washed out by storm in late 19 Century)Cretaceous100 speciesNC0089|,
Whitleys Creek LandingLenoirNCon S bank of Neuse River 100 meters E from Whitleys CreekCretaceous UpperBlack Creek?NC0090|,
WilliamstownMartinNC2 km NWMiocenetypical faunas.NC0091|,
WilliamstownMartinNC4 km NW in marl pitsMioceneabundant fossilsNC0092|,
WilliamstownMartinNC5 km NW along Conoho CreekMiocenetypical faunas.NC0093|,
Rocky MountNashNCW near power plant in marl pitMuliniaNC0094|,
Castle HayneNew HanoverNCIn Ideal Cement Co QuarryEocenemollusks,shark teethNC0095|,
North Topsail BeachNew HanoverNCIn floatMioceneShark teeth - Carcharodon,ProCarcharodon,Odontapsis. GaleocerdoNC0096|,
WilmingtonNew HanoverNCBryozoa Conopeum,Midronea[?],Hornera,Schizoporella,Cribrilaria,Stromatopora,LichenoporaNC0097'Midronea' might be a legitimate Bryozoan genus,but 'Idmidronea' seems a lot more likely|,
WilmingtonNew HanoverNCIn city rock quarryFlabellum,Madracis,Endopachys,Balanophyllia,Echinoids,brachiopods,mollusks,bryozoaNC0098|,
Meherrin RiverNorthamptonNC1 km below RR bridgeMioceneMuliniaNC0099|,
Meherrin RiverNorthamptonNCnear Virginia line on Right bank of River 2 km above RR bridge between Branchville,VA,and Margarettsville,NCMioceneMuliniaNC0100|,
SevernNorthamptonNCAt US35 bridge to Boykins,VA,In blue clayMiocene?NC0101|,
MaysvilleOnslowNCMartin-Marietta Belgrade Quarry,Maysville,Exposures of Aquitanian Belgrade Fm.,Chattian River Bend Fm.Fossils include shark + ray fauna,crocodiles,shells.NC0102|,
SilverdaleOnslowNCIn area marl pitsPliocenePectenNC0103|,
SilverdaleOnslowNCIn unconsolidated shell marlMioceneTrentmollusksNC0104|,
SilverdaleOnslowNCin Quarry 300 meters SE,shelly gravel and clayey coquinaMiocene LowerTrent?NC0105|,
Neuse RiverPamlicoNC26 km S of New Berne on N bankfossilsNC0106|,
Castle HaynePenderNCMartin-Marietta Castle Hayne Quarry,Exposures of Lutetian stageCretaceous-EocenePeeDee|Castle Hayne?NC0107|,
Maple HillPenderNCIn two marl pits (Lanier-Holly Creek)EoceneCastle Hayne?NC0108|,
Rocky PointPenderNCIn spoil banks W of Cape FearEocenemollusks,shark teethNC0109|,
Rocky PointPenderNCMartin-Marietta Rocky Point Quarry,Exposure of Lutetian Castle Hayne Fm. + MaastrichtianCretaceousPeeDee?NC0110|,
Green's Mill RunPittNCExposure in stream bedCretaceous UpperPeeDee|Black CreekMust dig and screen. Fossils include shark + ray faunas,cetacean remains,mosasaur teeth,belemnites.NC0111|,
Green's Mill RunPittNCExposure in stream bed of Yorktown Fm. and PeeDee Fm or Black Creek Fm Must dig and screen.Cretaceous UpperYorktown|PeeDee|Black CreekFossils include shark + ray faunas,cetacean remains,mosasaur teeth,belemnites.NC0112|,
Greens Mill RunPittNCFloat material from sandbarsCretaceous-PlioceneVertebrates-Shark TeethNC0113|,
GreenvillePittNC10 km NW at Gorham Place in marl pit N of Tar River S of Tarboro RdCretaceousfossilsNC0114|,
GreenvillePittNC11 km upstream at Blue Banks LandingCretaceousSnow HillInvertebratesNC0115|,
GreenvillePittNC2 km W along ravine Roadgastropods,scaphopods - Dentalium,Pelecypods - Anomia,Astarte,Cardium,Crassatellites,Glycymeris,Mulinia,Ostrea,Pecten,Venus,VenericardiaNC0116|,
GreenvillePittNC5 km W on W side of Harris Mill Run in marl pitsgastropods,scaphopods - Dentalium,Pelecypods - Anomia,Astarte,Cardium,Crassatellites,Glycymeris,Mulinia,Ostrea,Pecten,Venus,VenericardiaNC0117|,
GreenvillePittNC6 km SE on Hardee Creek in blue-gray sandMulinia,coral,sharks teeth,many other shellsNC0118|,
GreenvillePittNCat Green Mill Run Creek on ECU campusmollusks-Ecphora,Shark TeethNC0119|,
GreenvillePittNCon Tar River just below bridgeMiocenegastropods,Dentalium,PelecypodsNC0120|,
LumbertonRobesonNCLeft bank of Lumber River 4 km East; 6.4 to 11.2km along Hwy 221MioceneDuplin Marlbroad mollusk-coral faunaNC0121|,
EdenRockinghamNCin VA Solite Quarry/MineTriassicplants,bones,insectsNC0122|,
Stokes FerryRowan?NC18 km S of St George?NC0123|,
-SampsonNCKing J Marl PitCretaceousBlack CreekVertebrates-HypsibemaNC0124|,
AlbemarleStanlyNCIn blocky cross bedded slates in creek bedPrecambriana few Pternidium,VendospicaNC0125|,
OakboroStanlyNCNeoproterozoicMcManus?Pteridinium (one of four known NC specimens)NC0126|,
GoldsboroWayneNCTriassicabundant plantsNC0127Original says 'Golsboro'|,
-[?]NCCretaceousBlack Creekdinosaur bones - HadrosaurusNC0129|,
Carolina Slate Belt[?]NCAvalonian trilobites from one or more localities I have not attempted to track down?NC0128|,

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