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  2. Wildlife of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    This region includes the Charlotte metropolitan area and urban biomes of Raleigh [1] and Durham, as well as a large area of semi-mountainous, rolling hills. The climate is humid subtropical and the geography is rolling, gentle hills and flat valleys. The Piedmont ranges from about 300–400 feet (90–120 m) elevation in the east to over 1,000 ...

  3. Paleontology in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Cenozoic limestone is common in North Carolina and rich in fossils. The gravel and marl pits of North Carolina are also known for their abundant fossils. Later Cenozoic marine life included the giant shark megalodon. During the later part of the Pleistocene epoch, the sea withdrew from the state, which was then inhabited by mammoths and mastodons.

  4. Crystal skipper - Wikipedia

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    Burns, 2015. The crystal skipper (Atrytonopsis quinteri) is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae that is found only along a 30-mile (50 km) stretch of barrier islands in North Carolina. The skipper was first discovered in 1978 and the paper describing it as a full species was published in 2015. [2]

  5. New life for old homes as Raleigh preserves Dix Park’s ‘Stone ...

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    People tour a recently renovated historic home at Dorothea Dix Park on Friday, May 31, 2024, in Raleigh, N.C. The house is one of three homes built in 1923 in a post World War I expansion of the ...

  6. Pamlico Sound - Wikipedia

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    Pamlico Sound (/ ˈpæmlɪkoʊ / PAM-lik-oh) is a large estuarine lagoon in North Carolina. The largest lagoon along the North American East Coast, it extends 80 mi (130 km) long and 15 to 20 miles (24 to 32 km) wide. It is part of a large, interconnected network of similar lagoons that includes Albemarle Sound, Currituck Sound, Croatan Sound ...

  7. Research Triangle Park - Wikipedia

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    Research Triangle, North Carolina. Website. RTP.org. Research Triangle Park (RTP) is the largest research park in the United States, [1][2][3] occupying 7,000 acres (2,833 ha) in North Carolina and hosting more than 300 companies and 65,000 workers. It is owned and managed by the Research Triangle Foundation, [4] a private non-profit organization.

  8. José Alfredo Rodríguez - Wikipedia

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    Abundant Life Christian Center, Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. For IBO Inter-Continental super flyweight title: 37 Loss 32–5 Jerwin Ancajas: RTD 7 (12) 2017-01-29 Cotai Arena, Macau, S.A.R. For IBF super flyweight title: 36 Win 32–4 Edwin Rodriguez SD 8 (8) 2016-12-10 ABC Sports Complex, Springfield, Virginia, U.S. 35 Win 31–4 Oscar ...

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