osa urs , ▁and ▁l izard - like ▁animals . ▁These ▁left ▁behind ▁fragment ary ▁ske let al ▁remains ▁like ▁teeth ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁b ones , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁trace ▁foss ils ▁like ▁foot print s . ▁Din osa ur ▁foot print s ▁were ▁also ▁laid ▁down ▁here ▁during ▁the ▁Tri ass ic . ▁Despite ▁the ▁verte br ate ▁foss ils , ▁the ▁Sol ite ▁Qu ar ry ▁is ▁most ▁famous ▁for ▁its ▁foss il ▁insect s . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁place ▁on ▁earth ▁where ▁complete ▁well - pres erved ▁Tri ass ic ▁insect s ▁are ▁known ▁from . ▁The ▁oldest ▁known ▁examples ▁of ▁many ▁living ▁groups ▁have ▁been ▁preserved ▁here . ▁In sect s ▁of ▁the ▁Sol ite ▁Qu ar ry ▁include ▁st ap hy lin id ▁be et les , ▁c add is - f lies , ▁bel ost om at ids , ▁and ▁th ri ps . ▁F oss il ▁insect s ▁are ▁common ▁at ▁other ▁places ▁in ▁Virginia ▁and ▁North ▁Carolina ▁as ▁well . ▁Small ▁spec im ens ▁were ▁often ▁preserved ▁in ▁association ▁with ▁unus ually ▁rich ▁concentr ations ▁of ▁con ch ost rac ans . ▁ ▁Jur ass ic ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁known ▁Jur ass ic ▁rocks ▁at ▁the ▁surface ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁However , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁exp anse ▁of ▁possible ▁late ▁Jur ass ic ▁rock ▁lying ▁ 8 , 5 0 0 ▁to ▁ 9 , 8 7 8 ▁feet ▁under ▁present - day ▁Cape ▁H atter as . ▁However ,