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Here is a couple of fossils I’ve found on the coast of South Carolina, I’m really really sorry I couldn’t use a ruler with cm I’m on vacation and this is the best I’ve got! Please tell me if I should post pics of individual fossils as well. D E F and G all look like vertebrae to me, H looks kinda like a piece of a turtle shell, but I’m not very good at Identifying these sorts of things! Again tell me if I need to take different pics!
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My friend and I took a short trip to Summerville to go creek hunting. Found a lot of frags, and I was very excited about this Angi. My friend found the large Meg frag. Headed back down Jan 1st- 2nd to scout out some new spots. Hoping for some good luck. Seems like it’s been pretty bare lately…
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I found this on Edisto Beach, South Carolina near the point where the Edisto River flows into ST. Helena Sound. I am not even certain it is a fossil, but doing a GOOGLE Lens search, found similar images on this site. It is hard with a rough surface. There is a piece of a shell stuck in what seems like a midline on one side of it. Any clue would be appreciated.
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Just wanted to share information on the Fossil Fest near Summerville. I haven't been before, so I'm not sure how it is.
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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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I found this vertebra in the Goose Creek area (near Summerville, SC). I thought concave on both ends meant bony fish, but this one doesn't look like other fish verts I've found personally or online. Any ideas? About 17mm at the widest/longest (not sure what you would call it) point. Thank you!
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I found this mammal tooth on the banks of the Wando River today (close to Charleston, SC). I've tried to look through old posts and found one picture of a cow p4 that matches better than anything else, but many of the other cow tooth pictures look quite different. Can someone help with this? 17mm length and 10 mm width. Thank you!
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From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
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I've had this tooth for at least a few months, but just came across it again and am wondering what it is. I see features of a few different sharks, but not enough of any particular one to be confident in an ID. 9 mm slant height by 8 mm across. It would have come from my usual areas near Summerville or the beach. Thank you!
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Microfossil tooth & Other Questions about LaFarge Quarry in Harleyville, SC
dr00bie posted a topic in Fossil ID
I had the fortune of collecting at LaFarge quarry back over a decade ago. I didn't find a lot, but took home a 5 gallon bucket of material at the recommendation of another digger to go through for microfossils. Fast forward tp this weekend and I found the bucket of material. It has been drying for this long and is easy to break up. I am just getting started in the material and found a really neat tooth. At first it looked like a Great White tooth to me, but the root doesn't look right. I put under my microscope and found that the tooth appears more conical. The tooth is approximately 3mm in longest dimension, 2mm wide and about 1mm thick. It appears that there is definition where the tooth ends and the root begins. I can't take great pictures, these are taken by holding my camera up to the eyepiece and maintain the right plane of the camera to the lens. Any ideas on what kind of tooth it might be? Also finding a lot of small, cylindrical fossils. I am guessing they are some type of very small bones, as they don't seem to have any coral texture and they don't seem to have sections like crinoids. Also can see very small (sub 1mm), light brown and shiny roundish objects in some of the matrix before I break it up, could these be coprolites? I haven't gotten good images of these items yet.
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A little bit of back story: I went to my first gem and mineral show yesterday and chatted with someone from Charleston about the hobby, finds, etc. He asked if I'd ever found a C. catticus, as I guess they are there but rare. So, I looked through some of my teeth today and found two like this (but one is missing a cusp). Could this be a catticus or something else? 16 mm slant height and 13 mm wide, which is what my local book says is the top of the range. I believe I found it on either Folly or Edisto beach, but I am not good about keeping track of location, since everything around here is all mixed together. Sorry for the bad indoors lighting. Thanks for the help!
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Odd looking vertebrae. I've never seen one connected to the bone like this.
ckam888 posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hi guys. I found this near Charleston, SC a while back. probably in the Edisto, but I honestly can't remember. It has been in a bucket of miscellaneous fossils for about two years. Anyway, I can't figure out what animal this might have come from. I hope one of you all can help. Thanks a million.
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Found a large chunk of bone in a creek near Summerville where I find mostly Oligocene fossils, but a few megs as well. I'm guessing there is no way to identify it, but thought I would ask since it's a unique shape. I have found shark, bony fish, gator and cetacean fossils there. Approximately 5.5 x 6 inches. Thank you!
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Hello everyone! Found this in North Myrtle beach, wanted to check and see if it was the edge of a turtle shell, or something else. I'd love to hear what you think! Thanks in advance!
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Hello there! Found this walking the beaches in North Myrtle beach. I think it may be a steinkern but wanted to double check before I tossed it back to the sands. Thanks in advance!
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Hello there everyone! I found this in North Myrtle Beach, any ideas as to what it is? It's got some porous parts which make me think bone but I have no clue. Thanks in advance for any information!
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Hello there everyone! I found these in North Myrtle Beach, I think these are partial turtle shell fragments but would love a second opinion. Thanks in advance for any information!
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Hello there everyone! I found this in North Myrtle Beach, any ideas as to what it is? Thanks in advance for any information!
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She’s about an inch long. Found on Folly beach in South Carolina. Any ideas? Thanks!
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From the album: ECHINOIDS & OTHER INVERTEBRATES
These are two "sand dollars," Mellita caroliniana, from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Formation of coastal South Carolina. The one on the right has been nibbled by a fish, but survived and healed the damaged edges.© Harry Pristis 2022
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From the album: ECHINOIDS & OTHER INVERTEBRATES
Two species of Mellitidae sand dollar from the Middle Pleistocene Canepatch Fm of Horry County, South Carolina.© Harry Pristis 2022
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From the album: ECHINOIDS & OTHER INVERTEBRATES
© Harry Pristis 2022
