5 days ago · The Aurora Fossil Museum, founded in 1976, is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) science education resource center. Our mission is to educate the public about paleontology in an …

5 days ago · The Aurora Fossil Museum has a wide variety of vertebrate fossil exhibits, ranging from the Pleistocene Age Mastodon to casts of an associated set of Parotodus benedinii …

Dec 1, 2025 · The remnant of this formidable shark is the catalyst that draws people to the Aurora, North Carolina area to seek their own representative specimen at the Aurora Phosphate Mine. …

5 days ago · Some of the best examples of the fossil record near Aurora, North Carolina are from the Pleistocene, Pliocene, and Miocene geologic times are on exhibit at the Aurora Fossil …

The Aurora Fossil Museum, founded in 1976, is a non-profit 501-c (3) fossil education resource center. Our mission is to increase knowledge of the geology and paleontology of the Coastal …

The Lee Creek Mine (formally PotashCorp-Aurora, currently Nutrien) located in Aurora, NC is one of the most important scientific localities in the world for Miocene and Pliocene fossils that …

5 days ago · Shark teeth are the most abundant vertebrate fossil in the world and range in size, shape, and function.

5 days ago · Aurora Fossil Museum: The Aurora Fossil Museum was founded in 1976 by a small group of individuals who had a vision to introduce and educate the public on the vast scientific …

Dec 1, 2025 · The fact that a limited number of species actually become fossils upon death makes the Aurora, North Carolina fossil fauna scientifically significant. To date, 291 vertebrate …

5 days ago · The Aurora Fossil Museum houses comparisons of modern and ancient shark dentitions (jaws) in the Dentition Hall. The fossil species on display in the Dentition Hall are …