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Dinosaur teeth from North Carolina are rare and have only been found in a handful of locations. Other than one well known location, these other sites are kept very close to the vest for obvious reasons. Most North Carolina collectors will never find one.I had originally I.D. this tooth as Dromaeosuarid. However after research and consultation with our resident expert Troodon this I.D. has been debunked. After additional pictures, especially of the base and serration it was determined to be a Tyrannosuroidea idet. The two known Tyrannosaurids from NC are Dryptosaurus and Appalachasaurus. However due to the small size of the tooth the species cannot be determined at this time.
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This complete metacarpal, a.k.a. cannon bone is an extremely rare find for North Carolina. Pleistocene mammals are uncommon and are mostly teeth. Being complete and undamaged it will be taking a prominent spot in my collection. The bone was found in a quarry containing mixed sediments of Pliocene Yorktown Formation, which is marine and a Pleistocene pebble lag. The odds are very very small that this would be from the Pliocene, so I am going on my gut feeling that this is from the Pleistocene. I also would like to send thanks to forum member @Fruitbat and @Harry Pristis for giving me a positive I.D. on this.
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From the album: Mitchu Fossils
Found a bunch of teeth from this site but this is the only one that had most of the root intact -
From the album: Mitchu Fossils
crown view of horse tooth -
From the album: Mitchu Fossils
Awesome horse tooth found a few inches in front of excavator tread, lucky he called it a day when he did! -
From the album: Mitchu Fossils
Great quarry, undisclosed location, NC. No roots ever on the teeth I found except one. -
From the album: Mitchu Fossils
Biggest GW I have, 3" -
Self collected from a bucket of matrix brought home from a marl / shell pit in Columbus County NC. A very nice specimen.
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This small cluster is in excellent condition. Many of the spines of this oyster are still present, normally these are broken or worn off. It is often found in very large clusters. It was found in the basal sands of the PeeDee Formation at a quarry in Southeastern North Carolina. These oysters are often found in association with Hardouinia mortonis and kellumi echinoids. There has been some discussion (see comments) among knowledgeable persons of the PeeDee and bivalves in general that the I.D. that I have from my source could be incorrect. I feel I must make all who view this aware of the possibility. My published resource for I.D. is "Volume 2 North Carolina Fossil Club; FOSSIL MOLLUSKS page 56. Richard Chandler, Editor"
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This amazing double valve specimen is a single oyster. It was found in the basal sands of the PeeDee Formation at a quarry in Southeastern North Carolina. These oysters are often found in association with Hardouinia mortonis and kellumi echinoids.
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Similar to Chlamys [Strahlopecten} rogersi and Strahlopecten caloosahatcheensis.
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Collected from the Rushmere Member of the Pliocene Yorktown Formation. Most of these, along with many of the other "clam" type bivalves are extremely crumbly and often fall apart when picked up. This specimen was dug out of the layer and is a great example of the species.
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Collected from the Rushmere Member of the Pliocene Yorktown Formation. Most of these, along with many of the other "clam" type bivalves are extremely crumbly and often fall apart when picked up. This specimen was dug out of the layer and is a great example of the species.
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From the album: Sharks and their prey ....
Carcharocles auriculatus North Carolina© Matthew Brett Rutland
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Barnacles are very abundant at some exposures in North Carolina. So at these places( and this was one of them) it takes a unique specimen for me to pick it up. This one caught my eye. Rather large and complete, plus has a natural display "seat". C. concavus is kind of a catch all for many barnacles that are found in the Pliocene.
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I had a good weekend on the river this past Saturday and Sunday. I did some fishing and scouting for new dig spots. I have yet to find my own place where 1. no one else knows/digs that I am networked with 2. that produces decent quality and OK quantity. Saturday evening that was checked off from my fossil hunting bucket list, though. I plugged down the river in my lil 14' jon boat, saw some shells atop a bank that looked familiar to the fossil pecten in edgecomb county and made a quick dash to the shore! I had quite the struggle among the brush and trees between myself and these barely visible shells - but I made it, grabbed a very nice C. madisonius with some little barnacles atop of it. As I'm climbing down I spot something embedded in the rock/hardened clay and got so excited I literally laughed out loud. MEGLADON TOOTH! -This I was not expecting, but welcomed! I pried it out, really neat color and sadly chipped away about a third - but still in good condition and a promising sign as I looked around and also found two beautiful little great whites almost pearly white! Such unique colored teeth for this part of eastern NC as normally my finds, like GMR, are darker grays and blacks and then you have the aurora teeth and hour east that these appeared more like in color but still different. I would love to know the minerals responsible for this coloration here. Anyhow, I returned with my Good digging partner, Rick, Sunday and we found a few more things that were alright. More to explore - more to come I'm sure!
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These pectens are very common in the Rushmere Member of the Yorktown Formation in cuts and bluffs along certain portions of the Tar River in North Carolina. Many are extremely worn and even crumble to pieces when handles. Specimens with double valves are not uncommon. This specimen is in exceptional shape. The final picture of the 3 specimens is to illustrate the growth of the species. They are all double valves, and range from 1 /4 inch long to 5 5/8 inch long.
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Rhyncholampas carolinensis are not an uncommon find in the Castle Hayne Formation of North Carolina. However, they are often badly worn, broken or heavily encrusted with limestone. This little beauty is about average size and very clean. It also has a bonus "hitchhiker" a Polychaete worm. This worm is often referred to as Polychaete species 00. Referencers: Kier, P.M. (1980) The Echinoids of the Middle Eocene Warely Hill Formation, Santee Limestone and Castle Hayne Limestone of North and South Carolina. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology: Number 39. Pg. 33-34 plates 9 figures 9-12 and 10 figures 1-4
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This clam is a common find in the Yorktown Formation bluff banks of the Tar River. It is often found in association with Echphora's. Many of these clams are "double valvers" but often break upon handling.
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Self collected from a bluff along the Tar River upstream of Tarboro N.C. This is a fairly common oyster in this deposit, but most are extremely brittle and crumble upon touching. Still looking for my first complete (double valve) specimen.
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From the album: Fossil Photo-Shoot: 1
Using this image for a post this may be updated depending on the outcome. -
From the album: Fossil Photo-Shoot: 1
Using this image for a post this may be updated depending on the outcome. -
From the album: Fossil Photo-Shoot: 1
Using this image for a post this may be updated depending on the outcome. -
This beautiful little oyster was self collected. It was dug out of the formation with both valves, always a great way to find bivalves. Was originally assigned to genus, Conradostrea but is now Myrakeena. Lit: The Geology and Paleontology of the Lee Creek Mine, North Carolina, II. Clayton Ray, editor. LATE PLIOCENE AND EARLY PLEISTOCENE MOLLUSCA FROM THE JAMES CITY AND CHOWAN RIVER FORMATIONS AT THE LEE CREEK MINE, by Lauck W. Ward and Blake W. Blackwelder. Page 113
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This nice small carapace is one of the more common crabs from the Castle Hayne. This one has much of the original shell intact making it very special.
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