Evidence of Geological History of Outer Banks Washes up on Local Beaches.
The barrier islands of the Outer Banks are extraordinarily active. We just had some great evidence of that wash up on our beaches as pieces of peat moss from ancient bogs washed ashore, probably freed by the waves from Tropical Storm Arthur. The Raleigh New and Observer has the story.
“The latest mystery to wash up on North Carolina’s Outer Banks came Tuesday in the form of something resembling a big, black shark’s tooth.
It was made of something like clay — but was fibrous in texture.
Vacationer Sally Craig Wilson of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was the first to notice the odd discovery and shared a photo on Facebook with a simple question: “What are these large mud like things on the beach?”
To read the complete story in the Raleigh News and Observer click here.