NOVA Sharktooth novice Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I found this a week ago walking on Myrtle Beach. We were looking for sharks teeth, and found a few, but also found this. The shape, and slits underneath that to me look a little like gills, make me think it could be a turtle head or maybe I need of American carving. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 This is an internal cast (steinkern) of a bivalve. Possibly Cucullaea gigantea . Colloquially known as deer hearts (deer heart clams) or "turtle heads" . Regards, 3 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Right full of ichno fossils as well ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I agree with Tim on this one. And it's a cool specimen too! Another possibility is Glossus humanus, I'm just not sure the age is correct. Regards, Max 1 Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOVA Sharktooth novice Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 Great! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Cucullaea from the Cretaceous PeeDee formation. Also Myrtle Beach is in SC(South Carolina) not NC. 1 Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchyWyatt Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Oh wow! I have 2 of these that I found early one morning while hunting shark teeth with my husband at Myrtle Beach last year (2019). I’ve never met anyone who’s seen anything like it. I’ve always thought that they looked like some sort of prehistoric shark head, but I can also see where it resembles a turtle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchyWyatt Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 This one is quite a bit smaller and much more weathered and worn down. I was shocked to have found both of them within an hour and less than half a mile away from each other. I found the black one first and thought maybe it was some sort of fishing weight until I came across the other one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 7 hours ago, WitchyWyatt said: I’ve never met anyone who’s seen anything like it. Now you have. Welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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