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Fossil found on beach


Lil Sebastian

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Any ideas what this could be? Found on Folly beach near Charleston, SC. Thanks!!

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Fish otolith. Might be from a black drum, Pogonias cromis.

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That’s fascinating, thank you! Any idea how old it might be? 

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13 hours ago, Lil Sebastian said:

That’s fascinating, thank you! Any idea how old it might be? 

 

No idea how old it is. I was assuming it was recent but it could be fossil. Fresh otoliths are white.

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To see recent otoliths, take a look in my signature :Wink1:

 

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OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici

Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici
Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici
Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici
Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici
Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici
Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici

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