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Tag: Aurora Fossil Park

Echinoidea sp. (specimen 01)

Urchin spine (Echinoidea sp.) from the Miocene epoch

Animalia, Aurora Fossil Park, Cenozoic, Chesapeake Group, Echinodermata, echinoderms, Echinoidea, Echinoidea sp, Echinozoa, Eukarya, Fossils, Miocene, Neogene, North America, North Carolina, Phanerozoic, scutes and armour, spurs and claws, urchins, USA, Yorktown Formation

Cerastoderma sp. (specimen 02)

Cockle shell (Cerastodermata sp.) from the Miocene epoch

Animalia, Aurora Fossil Park, bivalves, Bivalvia, Cardiida, Cardiidae, Cardioidea, Cenozoic, Cerastoderma, Cerastoderma sp, Chesapeake Group, cockle shell, Euheterodonta, Eukarya, Fossils, Heterodonta, Imparidentia, Lymnocardiinae, Miocene, Mollusca, Neogene, North America, North Carolina, Phanerozoic, Shells, USA, Yorktown Formation

Actinopterygii sp. (specimen 04)

Unidentified fish premaxillary jaw bone (Actinopterygii sp.) from the Miocene epoch

Actinopterygii, Actinopterygii sp, Animalia, Aurora Fossil Park, bone fragments, Cenozoic, Chesapeake Group, Chordata, Eukarya, fish, Fossils, Miocene, Neogene, North America, North Carolina, Osteichthyes, Phanerozoic, ray finned fish, USA, Yorktown Formation

Carcharias sp. (specimens 73-76)

Sand tiger shark teeth (Carcharias sp.) from the Miocene epoch

Animalia, Aurora Fossil Park, Carcharias, Carcharias sp, Cenozoic, Chesapeake Group, Chondrichthyes, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Eukarya, Fossils, Lamniformes, Miocene, Neogene, North America, North Carolina, Odontaspididae, Phanerozoic, sand tiger shark, Selachimorpha, sharks, teeth, USA, Yorktown Formation

Carcharocles megalodon (specimen 72)

Megalodon shark tooth fragment (C. megalodon) from the Miocene epoch

Animalia, Aurora Fossil Park, C megalodon, Carcharocles, Cenozoic, Chesapeake Group, Chondrichthyes, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Eukarya, Fossils, Lamniformes, Megalodon, Miocene, Neogene, North America, North Carolina, Otodontidae, Phanerozoic, Selachimorpha, sharks, teeth, USA, Yorktown Formation

Galeocerdo cuvier (specimens 70-71)

Tiger shark teeth (G. cuvier) from the Miocene epoch

Animalia, Aurora Fossil Park, Carcharhinidae, Carcharhiniformes, Cenozoic, Chesapeake Group, Chondrichthyes, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Eukarya, Fossils, G cuvier, Galeocerdo, Miocene, Neogene, North America, North Carolina, Phanerozoic, Selachimorpha, sharks, teeth, tiger shark, USA, Yorktown Formation

Sphyrna zygaena (specimens 66-68)

Smooth hammerhead shark teeth (S. zygaena) from the Miocene epoch

Animalia, Aurora Fossil Park, Carcharhiniformes, Cenozoic, Chesapeake Group, Chondrichthyes, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Eukarya, Fossils, hammerhead shark, Miocene, Neogene, North America, North Carolina, Phanerozoic, S zygaena, Selachimorpha, sharks, smooth hammerhead shark, Sphyrna, Sphyrnidae, teeth, USA, Yorktown Formation

Negaprion brevirostris (specimens 63-65)

Lemon shark teeth (N. brevirostris) from the Miocene epoch

Animalia, Aurora Fossil Park, Carcharhinidae, Carcharhiniformes, Cenozoic, Chesapeake Group, Chondrichthyes, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Eukarya, Fossils, lemon shark, Miocene, N brevirostris, Negaprion, Neogene, North America, North Carolina, Phanerozoic, Selachimorpha, sharks, teeth, USA, Yorktown Formation

Carcharhinus brachyurus (specimens 59-62)

Bronze whaler shark teeth (C. brachyurus) from the Miocene epoch

Animalia, Aurora Fossil Park, bronze whaler sharks, C brachyurus, Carcharhinidae, Carcharhiniformes, Carcharhinus, Cenozoic, Chesapeake Group, Chondrichthyes, Chordata, copper sharks, Elasmobranchii, Eukarya, Fossils, Miocene, narrowtooth sharks, Neogene, North America, North Carolina, Phanerozoic, Selachimorpha, sharks, teeth, USA, Yorktown Formation

Carcharhinus obscurus (specimens 53-58)

Dusky shark teeth (C. obscurus) from the Miocene epoch

Animalia, Aurora Fossil Park, C obscurus, Carcharhinidae, Carcharhiniformes, Carcharhinus, Cenozoic, Chesapeake Group, Chondrichthyes, Chordata, dusky shark, Elasmobranchii, Eukarya, Fossils, Miocene, Neogene, North America, North Carolina, Phanerozoic, Selachimorpha, sharks, teeth, USA, Yorktown Formation

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