Pictured above: The official State fossil of Tennessee: Pterotrigonia thoracica, from Coon Creek, Cretaceous, 70 million years ago.
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Recommended Book:
During the Age of Dinosaurs, the United States was flooded by a vast inland sea, traces of which still remain in Tennessee fossil sites such as Coon Creek. Immerse yourself in the extraordinary fauna and history of that ocean in an expansive second edition book by paleontologist Mike Everhart. And don't miss his website -- OceansOfKansas.com. |
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Special Thanks to © Colorado Plateau Geosystems Inc. for donating data used in our interactive maps. Also check out their website for cutting-edge geologic maps of our planet's history.
Tennessee Geologic Survey geology catalogue includes a comprehensive list of affordable maps and publications.
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