North Carolina Fossil Oyster

Shell Fossil, invertebrate fossils
Mar 102011
Huge fossil oster from North Carolina

Crassostrea gigantissima is a honking big oyster! This giant specimen was collected from the Oligocene deposits of North Carolina.

The size of this Crassostrea means it may have been 100 years old or older when it died.

Location: North Carolina

Collector: Karenne Snow

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Fossil Porpoise Teeth

vertebrate fossils
Dec 212010
Fossil dolphin teeth are less than one inch long

Fossil porpoise teeth are tiny and often overlooked by collectors searching for the "Big One," but there are well deserving of some attention. Each of these teeth is less than an inch long, but still sharply pointed for catching and holding fish just like their modern relatives today.

Location: Lee Creek Mine, Aurora, North Carolina

Collector: Scott Stepanski

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Dolphin Pectoral Fin Bone Fossil

vertebrate fossils
Nov 052010
North Carolina dolphin flipper fossil

This delicate bone is scarely 3/4 of an inch long and is from the flipper of a small whale or dolphin. These bones are the phalanges or "finger bones inside the pectoral fins (flippers). The Pungo and Yorktown Formations are rich in these bones when uncovered at the phosphate mine near Aurora.

Location: Lee Creek Mine, North Carolina

Collector: Scott Stepanski

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North Carolina Cow Shark Teeth

Fish Fossil, vertebrate fossils
Oct 082010
Fossil cow shark teeth from the Lee Creek phosphate mine in Aurora, NC

Some of our favorite fossils: Cow Shark teeth. These are from the always productive Lee Creek phosphate mine near Aurora, North Carolina. The fossils are each about 1.5 inches long.

Collector: Scott S.

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Lee Creek Barnacle

Shell Fossil, invertebrate fossils
Sep 072010

This large barnacle fossil from the Lee Creek phosphate mine (Aurora) in North Carolina measures about two inches across. While barnacles are not the most sexy fossil, they are striking and a fun oddity to pick up.

Location: Lee Creek Mine, NC

Collector: Scott S

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