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Two Of My Finds On Folly Beach, Sc - Maybe Coral? No Idea...


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I have no idea what these are. I've been searching images on the internet for days now. I assume, if anything, maybe they are coral but I'm not even close to being sure. I don't see any patterns of like growth rings or anything like that but I'm no expert on corals so IDK. Maybe if they are there they are microscopic. Maybe there are none just as it seems to be. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Close up view of the gray specimen

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Gray on the left and tan on the right

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Side angle view with gray on the left and tan on the right

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Maybe boring-riddled oyster shells?

What do the undersides look like?

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These are the undersides and the width

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LOLing at the thought of having fossilized Spongebobs... Looking online to see if I can verify sponges or worm colonies. If sponges, totally going to name them Spongebob and Grandma. My kids will love it! :D Thanks for the input! I can't believe I didn't think to look at sponges! Duh! And I had a crossing thought about burrows as I posting my initial post. Thanks!

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Tough call. Likely going to include this in stuff I want to take to the College of Charleston to see if they can help (like at their Mace Brown Museum of Natural History)...

worm colony: https://fossiladay.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/worm-tubes/

(modern) sponge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sponge#/media/File:SpongesTarponSprings.jpg

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I agree with Auspex and Al Dente. In the first picture(in the lower part) are clearly visible the remains of the oyster shell which was devastated by a colony of worms,possible Polydora ciliata with the U-shaped burrows.A comparative picture from Jessica M. Winder`s Nature Blog:https://natureinfocus.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/ancient-modern-polydora-ciliata-type-burrows-in-flat-oyster-shells/ is here : post-17588-0-31524000-1436219927_thumb.jpg

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Wow, yeah, that is nearly identical to what I have. Thanks! :)

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abyssunder, it looks like according to her page these are not so uncommon and are not necessarily anything "ancient". I'm guessing mine are pretty new.

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You are right,yours are modern.

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Thanks for all the help. :)

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