Oyster Shell?

[Heidi-W]

Today while searching for shark teeth, my husband found this interesting shell. Any ideas on what it might be?

Port Royal, SC - The Sands

[Creek - Don]

Miocene oyster called Crassostrea gigantissima.  Other TFF members found similar oyster in SC beach. 

 

 

 

 

[Heidi-W]

Thank you Don! I hadn’t been able to find anything similar, even though I pride myself in being a Google master.  I appreciate the information.

 

Also, do you ever run across a fossil that gives off a different vibe? Perhaps my empath abilities are off on this, however the shell is rather disturbing to me. Maybe he wasn’t too happy with us plucking him out of his happy place.

[Creek - Don]

9 hours ago, Heidi-W said:

Thank you Don! I hadn’t been able to find anything similar, even though I pride myself in being a Google master.  I appreciate the information.

 

Also, do you ever run across a fossil that gives off a different vibe? Perhaps my empath abilities are off on this, however the shell is rather disturbing to me. Maybe he wasn’t too happy with us plucking him out of his happy place.

Fossils of oyster like that are found in North & South Carolina and in Georgia.  You will not find much older fossils other than Miocene,  Pleistocene or Holocene fossils in your area.  To find fossils in upper Cretaceous sediments (shaded in green), you will have to go into the central part of the state.