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One of the few items in my collection which was not self-collected. Given to me by another forum member. The location this was collected from is now paved over and has been closed for close to 2 decades. A rare find even at that site. Once known as Santeelampas oviformis, Kier (1980) assigned this to his early Biozone. Known from only a very small handful of sites in North and South Carolina's Castle Hayne, Warley Hill and Santee Limestone Formations. One of the intriguing things about this echinoid is the lack of matrix inside of the test. You can see this in the first (featured) photo of the periproct. The light inside is what is seen through the paper-thin test. References: Kier, 1980. The Echinoids of the Middle Eocene Warley Hill Formation, Santee Limestone and Castle Hayne Limestone of North and South Carolina. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology, Number 39. Pg. 30. Plate 9: figures 1-8
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I discovered this specimen by chance a few years before I got into fossil hunting. I was on a vacation at Oak Island, North Carolina when I found it. I am thinking it is a Jellyfish fossil.
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First, a fistful-o-Leptosalenia. +1 Heteraster obliquatus of stature. Glen Rose fm, Texas.
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Sharktooth Island: Tips and finds from my four years in Wilmington, NC
Elodin posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Stumbled on this site and remembered I had an account that I haven't used for a while. Five years later, I thought I'd post an update. Shark Tooth Island is located in Wilmington, NC, just off the shore from River Road Park. If you're standing at the boat ramp facing the river, the island directly in front of you is Keg Island. At low tide, the upriver side of the island can have some specimens to collect, but I never had as good of luck on Keg Island as I did on Shark Tooth Island. The smaller island directly upriver from Keg Island is Shark Tooth Island. When I first joined this site it was suggested that sifting would be the best bet for finding teeth on the island, as it's pretty picked over. The first few times I went out I sifted, but I learned quickly that I would actually have much better luck both in size and number of teeth per hour if I just did surface collecting. Two main issues limit surface collecting. The first is rather obvious: the tide. At high tide there is pretty much no bank to collect on. From my experience, the Campbell Island Tide Chart is the most accurate to rely on for Shark Tooth Island. I found that getting on the island about 1.5 hours before low tide peaked was most effective. Plenty of surface to collect on, and it will be growing for an hour and a half. Also, if you're walking right on the edge of the water, don't forget to look in the water. I found several that were still underwater. The second main issue that limits surface collecting is the kayak tour groups. PaddleNC I think? They would take a dozen or so people to the island and if they got there before you, you're not going to have much luck that day. Unfortunately I don't remember what days/times they would normally do the tours there else I'd let you all know. One thing to keep on your mind when you're out there, if a cargo ship or other large vessel passes by, you're going to want to make sure your kayaks are pulled WAY up before the water returns. If you left your boats only a few feet out of the water and a big vessel goes by, there's a good chance that your kayaks will be floating down the river when you're ready to leave. Anyways, here are the vast majority of my finds from the four years I lived in Wilmington. The only fossil pictured that wasn't found on Shark Tooth Island or Keg Island is the largest tooth. That I found while trying to avoid stepping on anything sharp while walking barefoot on Masonboro Island.
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I'm interested in fossil sites I can visit in or near the Southern Appalachians. I live in Hendersonville, NC. The Only one I know of is the Gray Fossil Site near Johnson City, Tenn. I'd especially like to know where I can find fossils to collect.
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Hi! I was hoping I could get some advice on my recent finds at Wrightsville Beach, NC. Dredging recently finished and the last few days were awesome! Last year I found a very nice Mastodon and we found 3 items that look very similar but not in great condition. I found 2 very large Megs but they are in bad shape. There are some unknowns that we just can't identify and was hoping for TFF's expertise. I can attach more pics of other angles but just going to attach the bare minimum right now.
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I have finally had a chance to start looking at the poop I won in @sixgill pete's shell game. Something about the inclusion in this little nugget looks familiar, but I can't quite place it. Maybe it's just because it looks a little like the dried and flattened frogs I see in my daughters driveway. It was found by the aforementioned esteemed forum member along the Cape Fear River and is believed to be from the Bladen Formation (Black Creek Group). Ideas?
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Last Friday I went with a group of people to a local North Carolina Oligocene Quarry. This quarry contains exposures of the late Oligocene Belgrade Formation; Pollocksville and Haywood Creek members along with the early Oligocene river Bend Formation. These are all in situ pictures. The drive in .... These piles are mostly Pollocksville member, but there is some Haywood Creek member of the Belgrade mixed in. There is also a pebble lag that has Pleistocene and Pliocene fossils. First find of the day was this nice little croc tooth, Thecachampsa sp. A little later I found this nice cowshark tooth, Notorhynchus cf. primigenius and this nice little croc vert .....
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Another nice double valve bivalve from Columbus County. Common as a single valve find, but very uncommon with both valves.
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Extinct Quahog. Geographically wide ranging in Upper Pliocene deposits from Zone 2 Yorktown in Virginia to Tamiami in South Florida. Campbell (1994) considered this a form of M. corrugata, separated by its thicker shell.
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Campbell lists M. permagna as an extinct subspecies of M. campechiensis. Typically longer and less inflated than the extant species.
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Survives today as the Southern Quahog. A common food source of clam strips.
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I have recently started collecting fossils. I found several pieces similar to the attached. Are they fossils or just random items? I think I have about 4 that are extremely similar in shape and size. Weird coincidence if they are all rocks with similar wear patterns.
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Avery nice double valve cockle. Single valves are not uncommon at this site but double valvers are very uncommon for this species.
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Can anyone help me identify these two teeth? I am new to fossil collecting and need to learn more. Can you also explain how you know what type species the teeth came from- this way I will know how to identify in future. Found at Onslow Beach, Jacksonville, NC Thank you
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Single valves are an extremely common find at this site. However, this is the first double valve specimen I have found. A very interesting looking little bivalve.
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Colected at a private sand pit in Columbus County N.C. A beautiful little example of this tough to find species. Very fragile.
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Hello! Later this year I'm planning on moving from Florida back to New England. I was hoping to make the voyage into an interesting road trip... I've heard of several places in the Eastern half of the US where you can dig your own fossils. I know that there are some places in Georgia and the Carolinas that are good to find Megalodon teeth, and some places in the northern US that are good for finding trilobites... I'm up for anything interesting and was looking for suggestions on exact places, tour companies, people, anything that you can offer that might extend my collection on the trip!
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Self collected at a sand pit in Columbus County N.C. Most of the time these are found as single valves with the "spines" completely broken off.
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I’m so excited to share what I found today! I wish I had a pic of my face when I flipped this over!! would this be a meg? Wrightsville Beach— North carolina
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I may be completely off track but could this be a small partial molar? Also including 2 teeth I found close by.. Thank you for taking the time to look!!!!!
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I was hoping someone could give me an idea of my recent finds at Wrightsville Beach, NC. Thank you very much for any help you can provide!!!! THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!! --Karen 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)
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Found this tooth in GMR in eastern North Carolina today. Some have suggested a mosasaur tooth or a gator tooth. The back is missing, but there is still a curve on the tooth. Thanks for looking. We also found belemnites upstream from here.
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I was sorting some North Carolina Cretaceous matrix this week when I saw a shape that reminded me of a Theropod tooth. I really didn't think it was because of the tiny size but when I stuck it under the microscope I saw a few serrations on the distal side. Now I'm convinced it is a Theropod tooth. I've looked up some Cretaceous lizards (Teiids and Varanids) but their teeth are different but varanids can be somewhat similar. The matrix is from a late Campanian lag deposit and most of the fossils in it are heavily abraded. This is the first theropod tooth I've found. No sign of serrations on the mesial side but they could have been worn off if they ever existed. I tried a crude count of serrations by extrapolating the number of serrations per millimeter. The count is somewhere around 8 serrations per millimeter.
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Hi everyone! I Have not posted in a long time. I am going to be better and get back involved with my FF friends this new year. I have missed everyone and I am really working on getting back into my fossil excursions and specimen research. I just wanted to share a some of the adventures I had this year and I included my son on a few. He is only 7, so I can not take him to the big quarries just yet. I only went on a few trips this year, but each one was special and so full of friendship, fossil hunting and splendid moments of reuniting with friends whom share the same interest. Having my son along with me was priceless. Teaching him all about North Carolina paleontology and respect for nature has been amazing. I have been doing that with him since he was three years old. So, he already states he wants be a paleontologist or fireman. Love that! There were also beautiful discoveries of some gorgeous flora and fauna of the North Carolina wetlands and beaches. The fossils have been sparse, but just getting out in the field once in a while is the fine by me. Please comment if I have an identification incorrect and let me know about any identifications of some of the flora. Happy new Year! Libby View of part of the Castle Hayne Quarry, NC. Conus sp. Cone Shell . Eocene Hardouinia kellumi Hardouinia mortonis Latern NC stink bug! Murex
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