The Paleontology of North America

The Precambrian in South Carolina, US

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undifferentiated rock units

See exposures in this state from the:
Quaternary
Tertiary
Cretaceous
Jurassic
Triassic
Permian
Carboniferous
Devonian
Silurian
Ordovician
Cambrian
Precambrian

Precambrian Fossils
Fossil photos from Precambrian in South Carolina

Paleontology and geology

The oldest rocks in South Carolina are about 1.2 billion years old. They have been metamorphosed, and no fossils are found in these rocks.
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