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I found this on the beach in Georgetown,South Carolina, USA. The beach is in the Waccamaw Geological formation & same area l found other Pleistocene megafauna ( mammoth & horse ). This tooth has smooth waved enamel sides, rough jagged crown & root with 4 holes. Any help with identifying it is welcome & appreciated.
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I have a slightly different hunting trip breakdown today. @Fin Lover alerted me around Christmas to some bits of turtle shell that were exposed in a creek near Charleston, SC. My excitement was killing me as I was out of town for the week, and everything was closed for the holidays so I couldn't start to search for landowner permission to explore a potential excavation if enough of the specimen was there. Thankfully once things reopened I managed to get in touch with the land owners and get approval the night before I returned to Charleston. I went out on the 30th and found there was shell spread over an area about 4'x4'. That day began the tedious and arduous process of removing it. This was my first large scale excavation, and I definitely underestimated just how much work it would involve! It was a total of about 25 hours of hard work for me over a week and help from multiple friends. It arrived safely at the Charleston Museum and I am now working on prepping it during my volunteer time and I/Fin will keep the forum updated as progress continues! Until then, enjoy some pictures of the excavation and of the current preparation progress, including the discovery of part of the skull. December 30th - First day of excavation, the sandbag wall and preliminary trench is done January 4th - 4th day of excavation, the trench is complete January 5th - 5th day of excavation. Undercutting was done, from here it was wrapped and taken out of the creek and gotten into my truck. January 8th - Arrival at the Charleston Museum You can see all the shell that was just sitting on top of the jacket, with tons more just under the surface. I also found the skull, which Fin posted previously.
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Found this tooth on the beach last week. I have found Pleistocene horse, bison & mammoth teeth on the same beach. Any info would be greatly appreciated Georgetown, South Carolina, USA.
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I found this grapefruit sized (possibly tooth) getting washed up in the surf in Georgetown, South Carolina, USA. I have found what I believe to be Pleistocene Horse & Bison teeth on the same beach. Any help identifying it would be greatly appreciated.
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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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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: 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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From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
This isn't an especially impressive specimen, but it has extremely beautiful and unusual colors. -
From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
My only nice great white, and at 2.2" it is quite large for the species. -
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
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
Some species of Parotodus. There is some speculation it is an unnamed species. -
From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
Some species of Parotodus. There is some speculation it is an unnamed species. -
From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
I love finding Lamniform vertebra and this is my largest and nicest. -
From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
By far my largest nice condition angustidens. I only saw the broken corner of root sticking out. -
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This was my first perfect Angi. It's smaller but still a beautiful tooth.-
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From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
My nicest bulla. Found in the Chandler Bridge. -
From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
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. -
From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
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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From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
This is my nicest large angi. Beautiful colors and preservation.-
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