Digging into the past...Megalodon style

Dr. David Lagomasino (Coastal Studies) took his GEOL 7002 - Coastal Geoscience class on their annual field trip to the Aurora Fossil Museum. Lecture was held in the education and learning room for the first part of the day where students learned about the geologic history of North Carolina and how rocks turn to sediment. The second part of the day the students went on a self-guided tour of the museum to contemplate the reason why the museum exists at that location and how geologic processes result in fertilizers for the present and future. After exploring the museum, the students had fun digging for fossils and the elusive Megalodon teeth.