▁one ▁Ne ogene ▁mar l ▁pit ▁near ▁Aur ora ▁in ▁Beau fort ▁County ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁foss il ▁site ▁in ▁the ▁entire ▁state . ▁This ▁single ▁foss ils ▁site ▁pres erves ▁a ▁Ne ogene ▁fa una ▁that ▁included ▁cor al , ▁sand ▁dollars , ▁sea ▁shell s , ▁sea ▁ur ch ins , ▁fish ▁remains , ▁se als , ▁sh arks ▁with ▁huge ▁teeth , ▁and ▁foss ils ▁from ▁wh ales . ▁ ▁Mi oc ene ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁later ▁Mi oc ene ▁epo ch , ▁Cra ven ▁County ▁ ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 1 ▁different ▁species ▁of ▁pe le cy pod s ▁and ▁ 2 0 ▁species ▁of ▁g ast rop ods . ▁The ▁York town ▁Form ation ▁pres erves ▁evidence ▁of ▁another ▁fa una ▁including ▁in verte br ates ▁ 4 3 ▁different ▁kinds ▁of ▁pe le cy pod s , ▁three ▁sc aph op ods , ▁and ▁one ▁cr ust ace an . ▁Ev idence ▁for ▁this ▁fa una ▁is ▁preserved ▁in ▁Hal if ax , ▁H ert ford , ▁Martin , ▁Beau fort , ▁Bert ie , ▁Edge com be , ▁Pitt , ▁and ▁Cra ven ▁count ies . ▁F oss il ▁verte br ates ▁from ▁this ▁fa una ▁included ▁wh ales ▁and ▁sh arks . ▁Yet ▁more ▁Mi oc ene ▁depos its ▁provide ▁evidence ▁for ▁a ▁fa una ▁including ▁ 3 5 ▁species ▁of ▁g ast rop ods , ▁ 4 7 ▁pe le cy pod s ▁in ▁southern ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and ▁even ▁down