Pictured above: The official State fossil of Tennessee: Pterotrigonia thoracica, from Coon Creek, Cretaceous, 70 million years ago.
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Recommended Book:
Written in 1948 by Charles W. Wilson Jr, The Geology of Nashville, Tennessee (Bulletin 53) is the best $10 deal you will ever make! Although many of the listed sites are now gone, information about local geology and fossils will never be obsolete! Still available through the Tennessee Geological Survey |
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TennesseeFossils.com is proud to have contributed photos to the latest Roadside Geology of Tennessee! Check this book out in the "Books" link below and buy a copy!
What ancient landscapes surround your house? Find out by studying one of the high-resolution USGS maps attached to this site!
Tennessee Geologic Survey geology catalogue includes a comprehensive list of affordable maps and publications.
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