1. Fossilized Eocene Seashells
Alabama’s Black Belt region, once submerged by an ancient sea, is rich in fossilized seashells and marine remains from the Eocene epoch. These fossils, including shark teeth, fish vertebrae, and marine reptiles like mosasaurs, offer invaluable insights into prehistoric marine environments. Notably, the state fossil, Basilosaurus cetoides, a toothed whale, lived in these waters approximately 50 million years ago (encyclopediaofalabama.org).
