North Carolina Fossil Club makes a visit to Methodist University campus
Written by Cecilia Bode - Staff Writer | 
Methodist students were given the opportunity to dig for fossils on campus during a presentation. On Thursday, March 17, the North Carolina Fossil Club set up outside of the Hendricks Science Complex to give a presentation of fossils. The club came at the request of Dr. John Dembosky, the associate professor of Geology.
According to the North Carolina Fossil Club, or NCFC, website, the group is a non-profit organization that was formed to “engage in and support the study, enjoyment and collection of fossils.” The NCFC supports fossil-related projects at North Carolina state museums and colleges, as well as student research. The group also holds educational presentations, such as the one held on campus, to educate students about fossils.
The club gave two presentations for students in the Earth Science classes to attend, but they also did one presentation that was open to all members of the campus.
They spoke about fossils from North Carolina and Northeastern Utah. During all of the presentations, attendees were able to search through rocks and dirt that the club brought in to find fossils. Participants were allowed to keep the fossils that they found.
The fossils at the presentation were discovered in Aurora, N.C., a popular place for fossil hunting in the state. Aurora is the site of a large quarry that breaks up the rocks and leaves the small pieces out for people to dig through.
“Even though I live near Aurora and have been through this presentation multiple times as a child, it is neat to go through it again with the knowledge I have from Geology class,” said Marissa Smith, a sophomore middle grades education major. “It was also fun helping people look for sharks’ teeth.”
This event was a great way to get students, staff, and faculty out for an interesting lesson that included something you could take home and share with others.
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