▁the ▁state . ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁sed iment ary ▁rocks ▁from ▁this ▁interval ▁of ▁time ▁in ▁which ▁foss ils ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁preserved . ▁ ▁North ▁Carolina ▁has ▁very ▁few ▁Camb rian ▁foss ils . ▁The ▁only ▁known ▁foss ils ▁from ▁this ▁time ▁period ▁is ▁the ▁t ube - sh aped ▁trace ▁foss il ▁Sk ol ith os . ▁However , ▁a ▁few ▁tr il ob ites ▁are ▁known ▁from ▁Camb rian ▁depos its ▁in ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁which ▁are ▁the ▁same ▁age ▁as ▁North ▁Carolina ' s ▁Camb rian ▁depos its ; ▁thus ▁it ▁is ▁likely ▁that ▁tr il ob ites ▁lived ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Tri ass ic ▁ ▁Power ful ▁ge olog ic ▁forces ▁formed ▁rif ts ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina ▁during ▁the ▁Tri ass ic ▁period . ▁Cl ams , ▁cr ust ace ans , ▁and ▁fish es ▁lived ▁in ▁local ▁la kes ▁and ▁rivers . ▁On ▁land , ▁the ▁local ▁fl ora ▁included ▁con if ers ▁and ▁cy c ads . ▁The ▁early ▁Mes oz o ic ▁plant ▁life ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁was ▁very ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁neighbor ing ▁Virginia . ▁North ▁Carol in an ▁Mes oz o ic ▁plant ▁life ▁left ▁behind ▁abund ant ▁remains ▁of ▁cy c ads ▁and ▁con if ers . ▁At ▁least ▁ 9 ▁kinds ▁of ▁Mes oz o ic ▁plants ▁are ▁en demic ▁to ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁By ▁about ▁ 2 1 0 ▁million ▁years ▁ago ▁the ▁sed iments ▁of ▁the ▁P ek in ▁Form ation ▁were ▁being ▁depos