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Georgia Southern Museum Museum at Georgia Southern University highlighting cultural & natural history of GA's coastal plain

10/09/2026
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Happy Fossil Friday from the "ladies" here at the museum!

Throughout deep time in Georgia's Coastal Plain, evolution gave way to so many different kinds of creatures. Here are just a few of our favorites:

"Jill" - the Mosasaur; a giant marine reptile that was the apex predator of the Cretaceous ocean.

"Amy" - Deinosuchus; a massive crocodiloform that ambushed its predators in ancient swamplands.

"Little Suzie" - the Megalodon; the largest shark that ever lived and is still most definitely extinct

"Brianna" - the Mastadon; related to elephants today, this is just one of the Ice Age mammals that roamed the grasslands of a Pleistocene Georgia.

Today we remember those that lost their lives 25 years ago and honor their memory. The victims, flight crews, firefighte...
09/11/2026

Today we remember those that lost their lives 25 years ago and honor their memory. The victims, flight crews, firefighters, first responders, and family members leave a legacy of bravery in our nation's history.

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