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This list of the prehistoric life of Vermont contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Vermont.
Very few fossils are known in Vermont east of the Green Mountains due to the type of rock underlying that area. [1] During the early part of the Paleozoic era, Vermont was covered by a warm, shallow sea that would end up being home to creatures like brachiopods , corals , crinoids , ostracoderms , and trilobites .
The Charlotte whale was designated as the Vermont state fossil on June 6, 1993. [3] [2] In 2014, the Mount Holly mammoth was designated as the new state fossil, while the designation of the Charlotte whale was changed to being the state marine fossil. [4] The whale skeleton is exhibited at the Perkins Museum of Geology at the University of ...
James Petersen was born in Bristol, Connecticut, in 1954. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1979 with a BA in anthropology and environmental studies, and earned his PhD at the University of Pittsburgh in 1983 for a thesis on the prehistoric people of Vermont. [1] [2]
A team of international researchers has challenged the long-held belief that complex life forms first emerged on Earth 635 million years ago, presenting findings that show life may have existed ...
This list of the prehistoric life of New Hampshire contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of New Hampshire. Precambrian [ edit ]
This list of the Cenozoic life of Maine contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Maine and are from 66 million years of age to geologically recent. Astarte †Astarte borealis †Astarte castanea †Astarte elliptica †Astarte montagui †Astarte sulcata; A living Bison ...
This list of the Mesozoic life of Massachusetts contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Massachusetts and are between 252.17 and 66 million years of age.