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Gray Fossil Site


As the only known fossil site of its age in the Appalachian Highlands, the Gray Fossil Site offers a one-of-a-kind window into the history of the area. Excavations at this site have recovered fossils of around 200 species of animals and plants that were entombed in an ancient sinkhole. Learn more about the early Pliocene of Northeast Tennessee!
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    Pleistocene paleontology in the Southern Appalachian Mountains

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Science Education Module 1

Why have scientists found alligator bones in a fossil site in NE Tennessee when they don’t live there today?

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