Turlington Rock
N 29° 38.943 W 082° 20.620
17R E 369946 N 3280652
The Turlington Rock, affectionately known as "The Potato", is a 30,000-year-old, 10-ton chert rock located in front of Turlington Hall at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.
Waymark Code: WMXE1J
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/01/2018
Views: 5
The marker reads:
Turlington Rock, 1984
When giant crocodilians, the ancestors of the alligator, roamed the earth, this unusually large piece of chert formed from Suwannee limestone and sea shells. University of Florida Professor of Geological Sciences James Eades discovered it in a quarry in Hernando County. The quarry owner, Florida Crushed Stone, donated the 10-ton, 30 million-year-old sedimentary rock to the Department of Geological Sciences for installation in Turlington Plaza.
Marker Number: None
Date: None
County: Alachua
Marker Type: Plaque
Sponsored or placed by: University of Florida
Website: Not listed
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