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Aurora Collecting Location Page

Fossils that can be found at Aurora, NC

Calvert Cliffs Coffee Club Coffee Cups!
A unique gift for the fossil hunter.

Printable Identification Fossil Sheet for Aurora

Fossil Shark Gallery

Parts of Sharks that Fossilize

Shark Evolution

Megalodon Size vs Tooth Size



Fossil Collecting Trip Reports For:

 PCS Phosphate Mine, Aurora, NC

 Roughly 18-22 and 2.5-5 Million Years Old
Early Miocene and Pliocene
Pungo River and Yorktown Formations

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2012 Collecting Trips:

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Trip #
Collecting Location
Date
Trip Name
Updated?
No trips to Aurora!
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2009 Collecting Trips:

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Trip #
Collecting Location
Date
Trip Name
Updated?
1
Aurora, NC
Miocene and Pliocene
February 2009
And rain fell upon the Earth
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2008 Collecting Trips:

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Trip #
Collecting Location
Date
Trip Name
Updated?
2
Aurora, NC
Miocene and Pliocene
September 2008
Desert Survival Strategies 101
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1
Aurora PCS Mine, NC
Miocene/Pliocene
March 2008
Running of the Fossil Fanatics
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2007 Collecting Trips:

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Trip #
Collecting Location
Date
Trip Name
Updated?
2
Aurora, NC
Miocene & Pliocene
September 2007
Christmas in September
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1
Aurora, NC
Miocene/Pliocene
March 2007
Back in Business
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2006 Collecting Trips:

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Trip #
Collecting Location
Date
Trip Name
Updated?
2
Aurora, NC
Miocene and Pliocene
September 2006
"The Pungo Crawl"
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1
Aurora, NC
Miocene/Pliocene
March 2006
A Very Good Trip
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2005 Collecting Trips:

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Trip #
Collecting Location
Date
Trip Name
Updated?
2
Aurora, NC
Miocene/Pliocene
September 2005
Megs in Matrix
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1
Aurora, NC (Lee Creek)
Miocene/Pliocene
March 2005
The Spring Season Begins
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2004 Collecting Trips:

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Trip #
Collecting Location
Date
Trip Name
Updated?
2
Aurora, NC (Lee Creek)
Miocene/Pliocene
October 2004
A fall season in the pit
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1
Aurora, NC (Lee Creek)
Miocene/Pliocene
March 2004
A trip to Aurora; the Spring 2004 collecting season begins
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2003 Collecting Trips:

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Trip #
Collecting Location
Date
Trip Name
Updated?
1
Aurora, NC (Lee Creek)
Miocene/Pliocene
May 2003
Lee Creek and Aurora Fossil Festival
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