Fossils
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Fossils occur in sedimentary rock.

Many fossils are of plants & animals that used to live in the sea.
A very common place to find fossils is in limestone quarries where the
blasting of rocks uncover the many different layers of fossils.

Fossils found near Waubaushene, Ontario.

 
trilobite

from Morocco

fossil table top

Websites:

  • NYRockman http://www.nyrockman.com/ 
    Commercial site dedicated to fossils & meteorites.

  • Honolulu Community College Dinosaur Exhibit http://www.fema.gov/kids/games.htm 
    Narrated Virtual Tour of museum.

  • GeoFossils http://www.geofossil.com
    A web site that sells a large variety of fossils

  • Aurora Fossil Museum www.aurorafossilmuseum.com
    Museum located in Aurora, North Carolina, USA. They have free access to all the fossil soils they want-delivered to the museum from a local mine. It is free for the public to load up and take home or just spend a day here looking for rocks and fossils.

 

 

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