Bored Lignite

Linked to Paleontology of the Coastal Plain Province

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This specimen of Late Cretaceous wood, preserved as lignite, was found at the Eutaw Formation in Chattahoochee County. The wood contains holes that were bored by clams, or "shipworms."

Photograph by David R. Schwimmer

Bored Lignite

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