▁little ▁foss ils ▁known ▁from ▁this ▁time . ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁Pale oc ene ▁form ations ▁from ▁North ▁Carolina : ▁the ▁Beau fort ▁Form ation ▁and ▁the ▁Bald ▁Head ▁Sho als ▁Form ation . ▁The ▁Beau fort ▁Form ation ▁is ▁exposed ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁areas ▁around ▁the ▁coast al ▁plain , ▁though ▁it ▁usually ▁is ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁E oc ene ▁Castle ▁Hay ne ▁formation . ▁Mos ley ▁Creek ▁near ▁Gr if ton , ▁N CB is ▁a ▁good ▁area ▁to ▁find ▁Pale oc ene ▁foss ils ▁in ▁the ▁state . ra chi op ods ▁and ▁b ival ves ▁are ▁common ▁in ▁this ▁fo area , u and ▁tre ph oc eras ▁slo ani ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁reported ▁from ▁Moh ere The ▁large ▁cre to xy r hin id ▁sh ark ▁Pala e oc arch arod on ▁orient alis ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁from ▁the ▁state , ▁based ▁on ▁extremely ▁rare ▁teeth ▁from ▁the ▁Beau fort ▁Form ation . ▁ ▁The ▁Bald ▁Head ▁Sho als ▁Form ation , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁has ▁an ▁even ▁more ▁limited ▁expos ure ; ▁it ▁is ▁only ▁located ▁around ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Cape ▁F ear ▁River , ▁and ▁its ▁only ▁expos ures ▁are ▁on ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁islands ▁created ▁from ▁the ▁d red ging ▁of ▁the ▁river . ▁M oll us ks ▁and ▁for amin if era ▁are ▁known ▁from ▁here ; ▁in ▁fact ▁a ▁new ▁species ▁of ▁tur rit eline ▁g ast rop od ▁was ▁discovered ▁in ▁this ▁formation ▁during ▁ 2 0 0 8