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Hello! I’m new to the fossil forum, and fairly new to hunting/collecting although fossils have always fascinated me. I caught the bug for hunting when I vacationed for the first time at Folly Beach two years ago. A lesson on the beach with the delightful and knowledgeable Ashby, plus a fortuitous trip to Morris Island, sealed the deal and I have been increasingly obsessed ever since. My collection currently includes the following (99% as-yet-unidentified): one week’s worth of specimens from Folly Beach summer of 2022, one week’s worth of specimens from Folly Beach summer of 2023, a medium-sized estate collection acquired locally and all marked as coming from Edisto dating from the late 1970s through the early 1990s, a collection of approximately 300 small shark teeth of unknown origin acquired locally at a thrift store, and several fossils of aquatic specimens found in Lexington KY where I live (found on a creek bed site on my brother’s farmland, as well as in limestone-quarry rock piles). My family will be spending one week this summer vacationing at Edisto, and I look forward to the opportunity to find even more land mammal fossils than I have at this time. I have largely focused on shark teeth on my two hunting trips, and will be excited to hone my skills pinpointing other types of shapes, textures and colors on the beach. I plan to use this space to start showcasing my collection and getting help with identification. This area is very new to me, so I am eager to learn from all the experts here on the Fossil Forum!
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I am new to Fossil Forum, and want to test a few initial ID posts to see if I am including the right info and capturing sufficiently-clear photos. Here are two fossils, both of which I think may be (toothed whale?) vertebra. They come from an estate collection I acquired last year, all contents of which were unidentified but labeled as coming from Edisto Beach, SC on dates ranging from the late 1970s through the early 1990s.
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Please be patient as I learn how to do this. Here is the fossil that should have gone with that info: I believe this is a mammal tooth (maybe Raccoon?) but it appears broken so that may impact identification. [It comes from an estate collection I acquired last year, all unidentified but labeled as coming from Edisto Beach, SC on dates ranging from the late 1970s through the early 1990s.]
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I am learning how to spot steinkerns, and I believe that all of these are examples. The first set of three would be gastropods, I think, and the set of two smaller ones are possibly phosphatic steinkerns of coral. I am not certain. [These come from an estate collection I acquired last year, all unidentified but labeled as coming from Edisto Beach, SC on dates ranging from the late 1970s through the early 1990s.]
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These all appear the same to me, and I think that makes all of them stingray tail spines? [It comes from an estate collection I acquired last year, all unidentified but labeled as coming from Edisto Beach, SC on dates ranging from the late 1970s through the early 1990s. ]
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Went to Goose Creek, South Carolina yesterday for the first time. Found my largest frags ever and first non-marine tooth, but nothing like what most of you find. However, after having only found the black or gray & black teeth from the beaches, I was amazed at the color difference. Picture of beach finds vs. Goose Creek area finds.
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Help identify these! I dont see Anything like them anywhere online to compare. Closes I found was maybe stingray mouth. Thank you for your time
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I am going to be heading down to Edisto Beach in South Carolina and I was wondering if anyone has any tips for finding fossils there? I know what to look for regarding shark teeth, but this will be my first time hunting ice age fossils, so even help on just identifying ice age fossils will be great! Thanks in advance!
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I know bone fragment ID's are usually left at just that "bone fragments," but I've seen some pretty amazing ID's here lately and this is my favorite little puzzle. It was found on Edisto beach which harbors Pleistocene mammals mixed with Miocene and Holocene aquatic creatures. More info on the location (including a list of mammals) can be found here: https://markgelbart.wordpress.com/2010/05/25/the-edisto-beach-fossil-site/ It's completely hollow and has what appears to be healed over bite marks. Even if it can't be ID'd, if anyone can confirm or deny if the markings are really bite marks I'd be over the moon. Furthermore, the bottom is concave. I have a photo of the bottom too if you need it, but I ran out of room for this post
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Hi everyone, need help with some identification here. The first photos of the brown looking tooth was found in Edisto, while the bone you see was found in Dorchester Creek in Summerville.
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Hi, everyone! I’m headed over to Charleston tonight, will be in the area a couple days. Never did any hunting around there but I’ve always wanted to go. I read that there’s a good starting location behind a YMCA in Summerville, and with a bit of hiking you can find other locations, so maybe I’ll start there. I saw posts from a number of people that started there and had good results, so it’s not someone’s secret location. I read that no tools are allowed when in Summerville? Even if I don’t find anything, it’s worth a shot and I’ll be heading up to the Calvert Cliffs on my drive back up to Jersey. I think I’ll check out some of the more southern spots this time- I’ve only searched off of Brownie’s Pt. Still, if anyone has any tips (i.e. don’t bother with that silly ditch behind the Y) of course I’d love to hear them. Of course, I’ll post anything I find.
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Question for the group: is it common for a clam shell to pyritize in contact with a clay? This was from Edisto Beach SC. They were buried in mud to where they are not pyrite. I am assuming the clay is heavy in iron sulfide. Douglas.
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In Charleston for a couple of days. Thinking of hitting Edisto Beach this evening. Anyone interested in joining? Feel free to PM me
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