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Coon Creek Science Center, McNairy County

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Nails and fittingsNails and fittings
Shark teethShark teeth

Also reported: Beautifully preserved clams, crabs.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Dominik Vogt (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Why this spot

Cretaceous Coon Creek Formation

A world class Cretaceous marine fossil Lagerstatte.

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