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References: Cicimurri, D. J., & Knight, J. L. (2009). Late Oligocene sharks and rays from the Chandler Bridge Formation, Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 54(4), 627-647. Gale, B., Gale, P., & Gale, A. (2020). A Beachcomber's Guide to Fossils. University of Georgia Press. Miller, A., Gibson, M., & Boessenecker, R. (2021). A megatoothed shark (Carcharocles angustidens) nursery in the Oligocene Charleston Embayment, South Carolina, USA. Palaeontologia Electronica, 24(2), 1-19.
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Anybody ever seen anything like this? Due to the site it's from could be anything from Cretaceous - Pleistocene. The site is well known for paleocene croc coprolites so my first thought was these were footprints of something in a croc coprolite, but that doesn't quite make sense. Maybe it's a burrow of something in phosphate? Maybe it's an indention of something? Any ideas?
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From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
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From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
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From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
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To preface, I know nothing about fossils or paleontology (hence username). I just stumbled upon this yesterday and thought it was cool. I was wondering if there is any way to tell how old it is and generally how rare or common this type of find is. Location is coastal South Carolina Lowcountry. I found it on an island that is part of a public wildlife refuge. You can access a beach on the island. The forested land drops down about 4-6 feet to the sandy beach. I saw the sheer cliff face and thought "I'd bet you could find some fossils in there" and sure enough I saw this sticking out of the dirt/clay so I dug it out. I am assuming it is very old because it is much larger than any other seashell I've seen on that beach and it has a different ribbed texture. Also I found it far away and higher up from the current high tide line in the dirt (not sand), so it must be from an era where the sea levels were much higher. It measures 4"x3.75"x1.25". I'm also wondering what the best way to clean this is? Thanks, and let me know if there is any more information I should provide.
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From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
This isn't an especially impressive specimen, but it has extremely beautiful and unusual colors. -
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My only nice great white, and at 2.2" it is quite large for the species.-
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From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
This was my first angi, and maybe my second shark tooth ever. Still holds a very special place in my heart.-
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From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
Beautiful angustidens, I will never complain about a perfect tooth.-
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From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
Some species of Parotodus. There is some speculation it is an unnamed species. -
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Some species of Parotodus. There is some speculation it is an unnamed species. -
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I love finding Lamniform vertebra and this is my largest and nicest. -
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By far my largest nice condition angustidens. I only saw the broken corner of root sticking out.-
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From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
This was my first perfect Angi. It's smaller but still a beautiful tooth.-
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This is a complete 7" stingray barb. Another one of my absolute favorite finds.-
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From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
Found out of the Oligocene Chandler Bridge Formation. Very pleased to find it in such incredible condition.-
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My first meg over 5". By far the best condition meg I found out of this particular deposit. -
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Possibly my favorite fossil I've collected so far. It is still in the original matrix and was a bucket list find.-
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This is my nicest large angi. Beautiful colors and preservation.-
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This is the only large stingray denticle I've found and it's a beauty! -
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This was my first nice larger meg. I love the color, something very unique. -
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This was my first nice pleistocene find. Found in a lag deposit. -
From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
This tooth measures 1.65" and was found in the PeeDee formation. The genus/species of mosasaurs found in SC is contentious, so I will refrain from identifying it with any specificity.-
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