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This list of the prehistoric life of Georgia (U.S. state) contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Georgia (U.S. state). Precambrian
The vaquita (/ v ə ˈ k iː t ə / və-KEE-tə; Phocoena sinus) is a species of porpoise endemic to the northern end of the Gulf of California in Baja California, Mexico.Reaching a maximum body length of 150 cm (4.9 ft) (females) or 140 cm (4.6 ft) (males), it is the smallest of all living cetaceans.
During the Paleocene, Georgia was home to foraminiferans, mollusks, and sea urchins. The mollusks were preserved as casts and the urchins left behind fossil spines that are found in the middle part of the state. [7] Eocene life in Georgia included pectens, oysters, and a wide variety of microscopic life. Sea urchins continued to persist in the ...
This list of the Paleozoic life of Georgia contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Georgia and are between 541 and 252.17 million years of age.
On January 19, 1861, Georgia seceded from the Union, keeping the name "State of Georgia" and joining the newly formed Confederacy in February. White solidarity was strong in 1861–63, as the planters in the Black Belt formed a common cause with upcountry yeomen farmers in defense of the Confederacy against the Union. [ 40 ]
The number of Mexico’s critically endangered vaquita marina porpoises sighted in the Gulf of California fell to between 6 and 8 this year, researchers said Tuesday. Last year, experts on a ...
Etowah Indian Mounds are a 54-acre (220,000 m 2) archaeological site in Bartow County, Georgia, south of Cartersville.Built and occupied in three phases, from 1000–1550 CE, the prehistoric site is located on the north shore of the Etowah River.
The Market House was built between 1795 and 1798 and served as the center of commerce in Louisville when it was briefly Georgia's state capital, according to documents filed with the U.S ...