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1. Read the Article: "Way, Way Back: Fossils in North Carolina" 2. VIsit [|www.aurorafossilmuseum.com] 3. Discussion Answer the question below being sure to leave your name: When we think of fossils, we normally think of dinosaurs. Bases on what you have read and seen in the video, what types of fossils do you tend to find in North Carolina? What does this tell you about the past climate and geology of NC in its past?

The article says that there are fossils here in North Carolina that are up to 10,000 years old I think that is pretty amazing. Some of the fossils found here consist of sea urchins, sea shells, coral, and other types of fish including a whale. I also find it interesting that wood can be petrified and turned into stone. I think that back then there was lots of lakes or other bodies of water because of all the sea - related fossils that have been found. ♫♫ - Marcelo - ♫♫

In North Carolina the fossils found tell me that there was were large bodies of water for example maybe what is now the atlantic ocean was a very very large lake that all types of organisms feed on. Like whales, the Megalondon, and other creatures. Also petrified wood is common so this may be a clue that there were swamps covered with logs and trees. Also i think bird life was plentiful, because in the video fossils of beaks and bird bones were found. I think north carolina had a humid and wet type climate with mild tempeatures. - $ Jae'lon Harrison $

lots of mariene life and sharks and petrified wood. that means most of north carolina was under water and it is crazy that it has move so much. and the petrified wood means that there was a greater ammount of trees and plant life now then there was. -Travis Campbell

When I read the article I noticed that there was a lot of shark teeth, sea shells, and more. Which tells me that more of North Carolina was underwater. There was also a lot of petrified wood which tells me that there was more woods than it is now. -Kaitlyn Bowman

We find a bunch of Sea shells sand __dollars__ petrified wood shark and whale teeth. we also find whole whale skeletons. This suggests that we were underwater at one point and that we may have been home to a large forest. † Shawn Mancour †

Many shark teeth and also petrified wood, you can also find sea shells,__whale teeth__,sand dollars and many more. This says that North Carolina must have been underwater or near it, it also may have been part of a forest. -Maria Rojas

You find a lot of Shark's teeth, marine animal vertebre, Whale teeth, and sea shells. This says that our state was partially underwater. - Trace Whitfield.

Lots of shark teeth! I saw that there was a lot of sea life fossils found here, which makes me believe that our state is/was close to the ocean. -Isabelle Snyder

Lots of marine animals like fish bone,shark teeth,but also a lot of petrified wood.SO i would say.....Forest or sea junk floating up on shore.And North Carolina was under water so fish skeletons and __sharks teeth__. ~Sawyer Allen.

Many shark teeth found, along with petrified wood. Plant fossils found as well. So I would say North Carolina was part of a Forest and then more Eastern parts were underwater due to the fish skeleton/shark teeth. -Anthony Cangas

There is many shark teeth, shells, urchins, turtle, crocodile, and whale. I think North Carolina was underwater in the beginning and the climate was tropic/warm because of the marine animals. -Osmar Soto is Cool.

In the past N.C. was a large forest because the all the preserved chunks of tree that turned into rocks. N.C. was also under water due to all the shark fossils and shark teeth found in the huge marl pit found in Beaufort county. -- Blanca Leyva --

These tiny organisms cane be found at the bottom of the ocean in the past climate, and also fossilized tiny animals provide clues to past climate change to NC.
 * Miranda Mccallum** !!!!!

i think that n.c was either under water at one point, and thats how we have found fossils of marine life. Also alot of petrifeid wood was found. fish fossils shows that n.c was underwater at one time or either most of it.
 * alexis hobgood*

There were Bison fossils found in NC. Also many different types of ocean life were here too! Like Whale's ear bones,shark teeth,etc. So I can honestly say there were alot more things here i NC than i ever knew before! ~Kyra Green( : Period 5

I seen so many Marine animals like sharks, whales, and other great Marine life. I think there are more marine animals towards us because we are right on the tip on the US. (Oceans) It tells us that the past climate in NC was warm and tropical ! My research has showed me that water was the first part/start of NC! *Amber Daye*

Holy crud! I had no __idea__ our state was so old! Ive seen in the article that there are a very good amount of marine life fossils, and teeth, and sea shells. It must have been very tropical like around here back then. I wonder if, since the fossils are so far into the land mass, the ocean was actually covering some of our state? >Zakk Baker<

Holy Flying leaping cats those are huge shark teeth thats pretty cool that there are lots of shark teeth and other marine organism in our state and the and that it was mostly under water. :D Kenyatta R. Gabriel

**There are alot of different species of ancient marine animals in the ocean, that I didnt even know existed. Its amazing that they discovered all this from just fossils!** Grayson Harris

Shark teeth were found, also with the petrified wood. Also from what I read in NC almost every major lake or river has fossils in them. Lastly NC would have been the last place that I would thought of for fossils of past dinosaurs and things like that.

Tyler Braswell A.k.a T-Baby

There is many shark teeth, petrified wood, and you can also find sand dollars and sea urchins and lots more.. I think this is telling us that part of North Carolina was under water and I also think this is telling us that North Carolina could of been a large forest because of all the petrified wood that was found. -Abby Rodriguez

Many shark teeth is found so I think most of NC was near water. Joseph Garcia

Mostly shark teeth and petrified wood... So that must mean that there must have been a large body of water nearby, so if it was found so inland, maybe the coast was underwater, and close to the piedmont (or however you spell it) but have been our shoreline. Matthew Battiste

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Many of shark teeth and i didn't think that North Carolina was known for fossils and other major stuff like that. Dominic M. Fairley A.K.A. Bigdaddy97

I read and learned that North Carolina has MANY sharks teeth. They have many more fossils like petrified wood but, shark teeth is the most common. Therefore, part of North Carolina was most likely underwater at the time. Also, another paret of North Carolina could of been a forest with all the petrified wood. - Jeremy Parker Jr.

There was a lot of shark teeth, fish fossils, and other evidence that led me to believe that N.C. was once mostly or completely underwater. There were also lots of evidence of petrified wood that led me to believe that part of it was once forests. -Lizeth Toral

Many sea life animals have been leaving lots of fossils too, not only dinosaurs in N.C. So this might indicate that North Carolina not only at shore but miles away from shore have water type (oceans, lakes, ect.) to show that there was different types of sea animals a long time ago in that place, Not just near shore. -Tania Prudencio(:

They tend to find a lot of shark teeth, shell fossils, sea shells and a lot more fossils. Which is an evidence that N.C was mostly underwater. They also find petrified woods which led me to believe that part of N.C was also filled with forests and not just covered in seawater. -Yosselen Manjarrez-Molina

Many marine life have left behind all the fossils that we are still discovering. Shark teeth were the most common found fossil, this gives some evidence that this particular area was covered in water. -Jade Combs-

There are a lot of marine fossils in NC, so that means there was water where there is land now. Some of the fossils that we found in NC are shark teeth, shells, some petrified wood, plus more. There is probably more fossils to find but we haven't look hard enough! -Jerry A. Williams

I was surprised at how many marine fossils are in North Carolina. It's hard to believe that once it was maybe covered in water. Fossils were petrified wood, sharks, and sharks teeth.
 * Danyelle Smith*

I would say that marine fossils are the most common, and certain plants. This tells me it was warmer, more humid, and more submerged. -Sean Clark  ===** N.C was a forest because of the peices of the tree found there. Also it was underwater because of the many mammal fossils found. ** ===