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Hello Everyone, I've been working to fill this antique machinist's tool box with my shark tooth collection for a little over a year, and it's finally shaping up nicely. Most of the teeth and fossils are self-collected and most of them are from the area around Charleston, SC. Hopefully I'll need a larger cabinet a year from now. Thanks for having a look! The case itself - The broken/B-grade teeth- Misc. fossils (non-shark) - Carcharocles angustidens, Isurus hastalis, Isurus desori, Isurus retroflexus - Alopias and Parotodus - Hemipristis and Carcharodon carcharias - Larger angustidens & Carcharocles megalodon / Teeth from other locations- Pathologies, oddities, juvenile/posterior angustidens & megalodon - Large angustidens & megalodon -
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Hello Everyone! I had the foresight to take my camera with me on my hunt yesterday. Before you ask - no, I didn't get a ground shot of the mastodon tooth. To be completely honest, I didn't know what it was until I got home...I probably wouldn't have even picked it up except that I noticed some symmetry. Anyway, I snapped a few shots of some decent shark teeth. Nothing too impressive, but steady finds all the same. enjoy - Here's a neat little whale tooth -
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Hello everyone! I know I recently reported on my major bucket-lister fossil, a four-inch tooth from the shark Carcharocles angustidens. Well...I think I may have just knocked another one off the list. Let me first say that I have a very limited knowledge of ice age mammal material, but this does seem to resemble examples of Mastodon (Mammut americanum) that I've seen before, which would make it a first for me. South Carolina doesn't exactly have the reputation for mammal material that Florida and Texas have, so this is a particularly gratifying find. Im curious about the size and degree of wear on this tooth. Am I correct in assuming that this tooth belonged to a juvenile individual? If so, why so much wear to the feeding surface? This is the first mammal tooth that I've found at the location that the Oligocene-age marine fossils I post. How did this one small vestige of the Pleistocene end up among Oligocene-Miocene marine material? Here she is -
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This is my first fossiling report. I got out Sunday and took advantage of the spring-like weather and the low water to do some paddling. It's still too cold for snorkeling (to my mind), though the water temps around here are historically warm for this time of year. I wore waders and searched on foot. I had a very quiet and relaxed 3-hour trip, with more paddling and drifting than collecting. I didn't come away with any stellar day-makers, but I had some fun finds. I couldn't resist picking up a few pieces of random large bone fragments and turtle material which is very abundant here. I collected a few worn whale/dolphin vertebrae, a couple of broken and worn hypurals, and a very worn Odontocete tooth. I found a small end of a turtle rib that pleased me. My favorite piece was a fairly worn shark centrum that turned out to actually be two articulated centra cemented together. I found a handful of non-big teeth, mostly worn and broken, but including a lovely 1.75-inch serrated magatooth, broken tip, with wee, tiny little cusplets. I'd be inclined to call it Angustidens, but if someone called it Chubutensis or "transitional" or similar, I'd be fine with that. It was a nice day, and the first real trip I've been on this year. G
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Hi. I am new to the Fossil Forum. I am an educator and mother of four. My children range in age from 1st grade to a graduating senior. I graduated from CofC many years ago as an education major. While there, I took a geology class and loved it. My professor took us fossil hunting in Mt Pleasant around the perimeter of a newly dug retention pond. I still have all of the teeth and vertebra that I found. I even found some ray bite plates. After that, I went on a few digs at Giant Cement in Harleyville. There I found some good teeth and even some petrified wood. As a teacher, I was lucky enough to have the daughter of one of the Giant Cement executives in my class. He was able to arrange us a class field trip dig there, too. So much fun! The kids loved it. It has been at least 12 years since I have been digging more than searching the surf at the beach. However, I have four very inquisitive and adventurous children. My oldest is going to go to CSU in the fall and major in Wildlife Biology. With all that said, my "little people" are very interested in looking for some shark teeth and other simple fossil finds. I am not sure if the cement companies still offer their quarries up to visitors. I am looking for some places with reasonably easy access to go searching with my children. I have been reading up on the "no tools" rule in Summerville. We live near Summerville...so, good to know. We would like to find some good size teeth without doing any damage to the environment. Thank you for having us here.
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Hello everyone, I've been hunting the creeks, beaches, banks, streams, and rivers around Charleston since I was about 10 years old. As my passion for the hobby grew, so did my determination to scout new sites and find bigger and better fossils. Ive stayed above the waterline for the most parts, putting in thousands and thousands of hours in the mud and marl. In that time I've found very few megalodon teeth, generally in worn condition, which is typical for Mio-Plio layers locally. Because of this, my goal for years has been to find a well-preserved four inch anterior tooth from a Carcharocles angustidens. Ive come close to realizing this goal several times - I found a great lower tooth on the Edisto River that was just shy of the magic mark, and another upper missing a root lobe, but I had never found the 4-incher I've dreamt of. Until today... This tooth is an absolute beast. It seems like teeth of this size and quality are rare to find in the Ashley Formation, particularly in the reworked sediments I hunt, which makes this find particularly gratifying. The nick to the tip looks to be a compression fracture, indicative of feeding damage. Otherwise, this tooth is about 100%. I couldn't be happier. To make things better, it was sitting about a foot away from another beautiful smaller angustidens - a hunting day to remember for sure. Keep dreaming The monster - And his little brother -
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Two Trips to Two Sites For Shark Teeth Ashley Fm. Charleston SC
Sharks of SC posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hello Everyone, Made it out to two shark tooth sites yesterday and today. Both locations are reworked Ashley Formation (late Oligocene) around Charleston SC. What really strikes me about the finds collectively is the variation in the colors between the two sites. The inland site (aprox. 5 miles NW) produced the lighter color teeth and bones. This was my first time scouting a site like this successfully. Most of the material was relatively poorly preserved when compared with the second site much closer to home. My thinking is that this is likely the result of exposure to leaching groundwater, whereas the darker teeth come from dredge spoil in which the teeth have spent the majority of their life encased is dense clay and saltwater. In any case, I made some good finds between the two spots - a couple of nice Carcharocles angustidens teeth, a pair of Isurus desori, a dolphin tooth, a whale tooth, a beautiful three-tipped pathological tooth (tiger shark?), and a nice stingray crushing plate. As a killer bonus, I found a MASSIVE deer skull with antlers. Big ol' ten pointer with a 171" rack (according to a formula for size rating I found online). Thanks for taking a look!, SOSC Family photo - Angustidens - Desori makos - Whale + dolphin teeth - Killer three-tipper Stingray crusher plate - Very, very big deer skull -
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Hello everyone, I haven't posted in a whiile, but I have been hunting a bit. I got out today for a couple hours along the river here in Charleson, SC. These finds come from a pretty well-known dredge site, the finds are usually poorly preserved but abundant. Once in a while this beach produces well-preserved finds. Today I managed to find some good stuff - a nice big stingray dermal denticle, and stout fish jaw, two teeth from the uncommon giant thresher shark Alopias grandis, several nice snaggletooth shark teeth Hemipristis serra, a pretty but mangled Carcharocles angustidens, and an absolutely beautiful (as of yet) unidentified whale tooth. Thanks for taking a look! SOSC "In situ" -
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From the album: Sharks and their prey ....
Carcharocles angustidens Charleston, SC© Matthew Brett Rutland
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From the album: Sharks and their prey ....
Carcharocles megalodon ACE River Basin, SC© Matthew Brett Rutland
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Hi I'm a new member in the Charleston-Summerville area... I'm so stoked on searching for fossils in my new town, I was absolutely astonished seeing the teeth found at Folly Beach and I hear Summerville is pretty rad as well. I'm originally from Virginia Beach and I can't wait to get out there. You guys have already informed me on so much. Greatly appreciated.
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Hi all, I'm a new here from Charleston, South Carolina, USA. I'm a biologist and nature nerd and have always had a general interest in fossils. However I never got "serious" about fossil hunting until this fall. I moved here 4 years ago and while playing at the beach, paddling, hiking, fishing, and whatnot I kept running into fossils and fossily people until I just couldn't ignore it anymore. While looking for information on local geology and fossil IDs, etc. I continually ran across this website, and so here I am. I'm super impressed with the depth of knowledge and articulate discussion. I'm pretty naïve about paleontology, but keen to learn. Thanks for having me! G
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Good morning It seems that every time I search for an answer on google I am pointed to a thread on this site, many from 4 years ago. I figured that since all my answers seem to be here I may as well come directly to the source and make a profile. I am primarily familiar with motoring out to some of the small islands in the Cooper/harbor and beach combing after a storm or particularly high tide but would like to expand my searches and knowledge on what I'm finding and where to find them. I am eager to try some diving for fossils but have yet to find a guide so any suggestions are welcome! All of the websites I've found don't look like they've been updated since 2012 and I recently heard of a diver in Beaufort who drowned in one of the rivers so I'm a bit more than cautious, though I do have experience in near zero visibility doing limited maintenance and object recovery in Lake Hartwell. This seems like a very welcoming group and I'm excited to be a part of it. As part of my intro, I've included a picture of my beach finds from the last two days (thank you tropical storm Hermine!)
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Hey everyone! I enjoyed a couple of hours over the last few days along the river here in Charleston, SC looking for shark teeth. Most of the teeth have been broken, but a few complete ones showed up here and there. Here's a pic of everything unsorted and dirty
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Hello Everyone! I'm in the middle of an intense apartment hunt and increasing work schedule, so I thought I'd use the few hours between work and showings to unwind and find a few fossils. I didn't find a ton of teeth, but I did manage a couple of beauties. in situ -
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Hello everyone! Today I enjoyed my second day in a row with a free afternoon, so I did a little kayak exploring for some shark tooth sites. I wasn't having much luck on the new beaches, so I headed to an old faithful beachhead containing loads of dredge spoil. I found several big teeth right off the bat and the finds never slowed down. I only had about an hour and a half of low tide to walk around, but I feel I made the best of it. I had the foresight to pack my phone in a drybag, so I snapped some in-situ shots. Enjoy -
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Hello Everyone, I haven't been out tooth hunting lately as much as I would like to, but I managed to get out for a couple of hours today. I found some great teeth and had a nice time on the water. In addition to the usual hemipristis, makos, and tiger shark teeth, I found a pair of nice little C. angustidens teeth, a blood-red enamel shell of a great white tooth, a great Parotodus benedeni, and a nice (and extremely rare) cusped thresher tooth, Trigonotodus alteri. I posted another cusped thresher found a little over a week ago by my friend at the same site, and I've been dreaming of finding one for myself, which made today's find particularly gratifying. Hope everyone's been enjoying the fair weather and finding some nice fossils! Happy hunting, SOSC Here's today's total haul- Carcharocles angustidens teeth -
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Hello Everyone! I haven't been hunting (or posting) in a couple months. Works been steadily busier, and I've had significantly less free time. The other day, however, I was able to go out hunting for a couple hours with a friend of mine. Within the first 10 minutes I heard "found one!" from across the marsh. When I peered into the muddy, outstretched palm in front of me, I nearly fainted. She had found a beautiful and quite large giant cusped thresher, Trigonotodus alteri. In nearly 20 years of collecting I've never found one personally, but now I know it's at least possible. Tomorrow's my birthday...I know what I'm wishing for. One of these- Happy hunting! SOSC
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Return to the Oligocene-Miocene Shark Tooth Site
Sharks of SC posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hello Everyone! If you haven't noticed, Ive been going out to the river pretty much every day this week. Work's been slow, so I've had the afternoons free for exploring. I decided to mix it up today and head out to a site that I explored extensively last month. Most of the gravel and fossils at this site comes out tan or reddish in color, as apposed to the blacks and greys common at the other site I've been to recently. The finds came slowly today, most of the productive areas were covered with a fine layer of silt. I did manage to find one nice angustidens tooth, as well as a shamer of another, larger tooth. I also found a cool dolphin jaw segment, and several nice Hemipristis teeth. I might wait until another good rain before I return to this particular site, but I had fun today anyway. Take care, SOSC Here's the complete haul - Huge shamer here😢3.5"- Nice 1.25" C. angustidens tooth-
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Hello everyone! Went back out to my new marsh dig site along the Ashley River in North Charleston today after this morning's showers. While the Pliocene-heavy gravel didn't have any obvious large teeth, the zone that had some dark Oligocene-Miocene gravel had several decent Carcharocles angustidens teeth. The crazy thing about these finds is that they came from the piles of sediment that I dug out yesterday...I just completely missed them! I'm becoming more and more pleased with the abundance of fossils and teeth at this site - really looking foward to my return visit. Take care, SOSC Sorry they're still a little dirty -
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Hello everyone! I went out scouting new sites today along the Ashley River in North Charleston SC, and I came across this particularly rich gravel deposit. I suspect, based on the condition and multiple ages present, that this material is the result of dredging done some time ago. Amongst the bones and shells I managed to find several nice sharks teeth from Carcharodon carcharias (great white), Carcharocles angustidens (Oligocene-early Miocene megalodon ancestor), as well as some larger fragments of megalodon teeth. Also of interest were some well-preserved shark vertebrae, a large rostral tooth from a sawfish (pristis sp.), a small delphinoid tooth, and an unidentified mammal rib bone showing predation marks from a serrate-toothed shark. Certainly one of the more productive days I've had in a while - I already can't wait for my next trip out there! Best regards, SOSC Here are the nicer finds all together - These are the complete C. angustidens teeth - Complete great whites..the smaller two are in great shape -
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I'm pretty exhausted so I did a very quick, preliminary cleaning of our finds. I'll add better photos of the fossils with the ruler over the next day or so to this thread. This is by far our biggest haul so far! Sorry for the poor photo. I promise to get better pics as I clean them properly over the next day or so (algebra exam tomorrow *shudders* so not sure how much attention I can give the finds tomorrow). MEGA thanks to Sharks of SC! edit: there is probably one or two that I will post on the ID thread if I can't find anything online - like the one that is on the top right....
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Nothing Exciting In Today's Hunt, But Some Great Colors!
reddesilets posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
I finally was able to get out alone today now that the kids are in school and I had some gas in my van's tank. I scouted places Tuesday but didn't find any place hopeful. Everything is sooooo overgrown right now, it's looking like fall would be better to look at some of those sites again after the plant life has retreated and died off for the winter. I tried to scout a few more places but the only hopeful access road would have required a 4x4 with better clearance - not what my Kia Sedona is! So I went back to one place that has been hunted about to death. We've had some heavy rains the past couple days so I was hoping to find something good. Alas, tiny teeth is pretty much it. I did leave a couple of very small ray plates behind as I have plenty of those. I will say one thing for this place, the colors are AMAZING! Pink and orange along with the "usual" darker, even black, colors. I don't know what the last piece is in the last of the photos. It has the right fossilized appearance and sound and all that (clinks when I tap it on my teeth). Either just a rock or maybe a piece of fossilized wood? No clue. Probably nothing though... Anyway, I hope y'all enjoy the pics of these very colorful teeth. Oh! BTW the paper they are on is beige, not white. Probably should have dug out some white paper for this... :/ I'm learning... (PS - I'm getting pretty good at finding these tiny teeth. Maybe it'll come in handy later if I ever try to find micro fossils )
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Summerville, Sc Creek Hunt - Nothing Mind Blowing But Awesome Nonetheless!
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Not the best pics in the world but I have to get ready to take my son to a doctor's appointment. I wanted to post these anyway... I'll take better photos later and put them on my blog. Note: my 12 yr old son is into smooth stones for building cairns and my 8 year old and I are into the teeth and fossils. (I will label these better and I will never use my laptop to photograph fossils and teeth ever again LOL ) -
Two Of My Finds On Folly Beach, Sc - Maybe Coral? No Idea...
reddesilets posted a topic in Fossil ID
I have no idea what these are. I've been searching images on the internet for days now. I assume, if anything, maybe they are coral but I'm not even close to being sure. I don't see any patterns of like growth rings or anything like that but I'm no expert on corals so IDK. Maybe if they are there they are microscopic. Maybe there are none just as it seems to be. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks! Close up view of the gray specimen Gray on the left and tan on the right Side angle view with gray on the left and tan on the right
