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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: 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: 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 knew a day of little finds was coming, and yesterday happened to be that day. Looks like a huge amount of rain had come through, which I thought would be a good thing, but it just washed sand over top of everything. There is a dark, muddy layer where I often find nice angustidens, and a lighter layer below that has sand and clay. I pulled a vert out of the lighter layer, and it's not the typical small, round vert I find. Fish, shark, or something else? I also found what I just assumed was a broken angy in the bottom of the creek and stuck it in a bag. I looked at it today and realized it isn't an angy, and is more than half there. Best guess is a mako, but I have no idea. Sorry, I am really struggling to get good photos of it. The third pic is just to show the nutrient foramen. Any ideas are appreciated. Thanks, everyone!
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I know I've barely made it to the little league (or still tee-ball maybe?) but I wanted to share some finds from yesterday and last Saturday. (For those who aren't familiar with the baseball reference, it means that my fossil hunting skill level is the lowest level there is. ) Anyway, walked two creeks last Saturday and a few yesterday (two of the same from last weekend). Yesterday alone, I found 155 shark teeth as well as 17 ray mouth plate pieces, a few vertebrae, some steinkerns worthy of picking up, a barracuda tooth or two, and a ton of unidentifiable bone shards that I eventually stopped picking up. Still have a few things left to identify, so maybe there will be something else exciting. Most of it was small, but I found a few things to share: My prettiest angy to date (condition-wise): My largest whole tooth to date: My largest hemi: Some interesting hemis (feels like something on the surface, not in the enamel itself, but it doesn't come off): Two symphyseal teeth (one was posted in the ID section last week): And a teeny-tiny sand tiger tooth (posted in ID section yesterday): Although I didn't find much at this particular site, I thought I would share a picture of the pretty day. For those of you who have heard others talk about Sawmill Branch (specifically behind the YMCA), this is what it looks like at low tide: Here's hoping to some more weekends with decent temps and low humidity, and the physical ability to do this once a week! Thanks for reading! P.S. To clarify my comment regarding steinkerns, I have nothing against them, but one location has dozens that all look pretty much the same, so I don't pick them up unless they are different or better quality than the others there.
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Since posting my last trip report (below), I've gotten back out twice. I have a handful of spots and am still figuring out how much they produce (if I can go on a weekly basis and still find stuff). Since I drive about 2 hrs each way, I always hope to find one good "trip maker" each week, but who doesn't? But, I was having a pretty good string of luck lately and, being a novice with limited sites, knew it had to come to an end. Last week seemed like it was going to be it. My spots weren't recovering quickly enough and I was either finding little stuff, or broken/worn teeth. It was looking like these were going to be the best I could do (which is funny because I would have been thrilled to find these 4 months ago): I decided to try out two new spots, one of which was a very bad idea in the heat. I came across this guy, which did not make me feel any better about the spot: It definitely was not the honey hole that I had been expecting, so I went on to another spot. Found a decent amount of small teeth and ray mouth parts until it was time to leave. And then, walking back in the creek, I looked down and saw what I thought was just a broken angustidens. But, no, this broken, worn tooth was my find of the day/week because it was my first identifiable meg frag! It's small (for a meg), it's broken, but that was what I had been waiting for! (Also found my first tuna hypural bone, which is cool.) So, after finding a meg last week, I had already accepted that yesterday would be the day of disappointment. Other than to find a complete meg, how could I top last week? Sites seemed to not be producing much, but I found a small angy that I decided would have to be my find of the day: Had one spot left to hit when the storm started to roll in, but I was determined to get there and look quickly (2 mile hike for this spot). I literally had about 10 minutes in the spot before the sky turned too dark to see much but, what did I see? This!! Something that actually did top my small, broken meg! I decided to make a run for it after that, and made it back to my truck right before the downpour. So, here I am again knowing that I will soon have a disappointing hunt.
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Found this jawbone in Summerville, SC yesterday. Have found both angustidens and a meg here, so there are multiple epochs. Bone is filled in with matrix and has a very noticeable groove along the side. Any ideas as to what it could be from? Thank you!
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Thanks for any help with these — the last 4 unidentified teeth from my recent trip. C — looks in profile like a generic Carcharinus, but the root is very robust! Perhaps symphyseal or pathological? From Summerville, SC. D — The cusplet-like serrations are suggestive of Hardnose shark (C. macloti), but those are rare in the Atlantic according to (https://www.fossilguy.com/gallery/vert/fish-shark/carcharhinus/index.htm). Also the root seems unusually broad. The edge of the enamel is broken off one side of the crown, as visible in the third image. From Morris Island, SC. E — At a loss on this one! The enamel:root ratio is very low! Pathological? From Summerville, SC. F — Seems bull shark like (C. leucas), but the tooth and root are very thick. Symphyseal or pathological perhaps? From Summerville, SC.
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Went hunting at a few creeks today in the Summerville/Ladson areas. I don't know how I managed to see this tooth (just surface hunting, no sifting). In trying to Google what it might be, I came across some posts on cat shark teeth. Can someone please tell me if that is what this is? Thank you!
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My husband picked this up thinking it was Native American pottery but, once we got it home and looked at it, the texture is not right. It is heavier than I would expect clay to be. Found a uniface scraper and other pottery previously in this spot (also shark teeth and verts, and a ton of steinkerns). He has lots of other pottery shards and this just seems too dense. Any ideas? Thank you!
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I had scoped out a few potential fossiling sites in the Summerville area with the help of Google maps, and finally got the chance to check them out on Saturday. While I still couldn't tell you where to find huge teeth in Summerville, I can certainly tell you where you won't now. However, I did find a few promising spots that will require further investigation. Out of the 4 or so new spots I checked out, only two held even the smallest tooth. I also visited an old favorite spot and did alright there. Here are the results from this trip. I've also got some unknown specimens that I have included a separate picture of. I you have any idea what any of these are, I would appreciate it if you would let me know. Thanks! - Shoe
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I found this tiny tooth in a creek in Summerville South Carolina. Help with an id would be greatly appreciated. I’ve seen a couple other posts with a similar tooth where the consensus was undetermined species. Is this the case with this tooth as well? Thanks in advance!
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I thought there were no chubs in summerville, so I concluded it was a meg.
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Hey everyone. I have recently gotten my family into the study of paleontology, but so far, we've only bought fossils online. i.e fossilera. For spring break planning on going Sharks teeth hunting in Summerville South Carolina and are looking for good spots to find sharks teeth and other things. Does anyone here have any suggestions? Thanks in advance!
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Hey guys, My name is Zachary and I’ve been finding some fossils in what I believe to be the Ashley River And Chandler Formation in Summerville, SC. Looking to learn some more and hopefully get some IDs. For fun the attached image is what I’ve found in the last couple of months! Best
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It has a brown colored rock inside shown in the last picture.
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I was able to get down to Summerville and North Charleston twice this month to do some creek and surface hunting. This trip produced some of the prettiest teeth I have collected so far! Found my largest Hemi and a fabulous Angi. I'm loving the colors on these teeth. Also found some other fossils, shark vertebrae, Dugong rib bone piece, etc. I am officially addicted to this new hobby. Trying to figure out when I can get back down there!
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Manatee rib section, lag deposit, South Carolina, U.S.A.
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From the album: Lando’s Fossil Collection
A dugong or manatee rib section collected from a lag deposit in Summerville, SC.© Lando_Cal_4tw
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Associated sea turtle remains from Chandler Bridge Formation, South Carolina, U.S.A., 2021
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From the album: Lando’s Fossil Collection
Associated remains of the sea turtle Carolinachelys wilsoni from an Oligocene lag deposit just outside the township of Summerville, SC.© Lando_Cal_4tw
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