jpc Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Hello all you folks from NC. My mom-in-law gave me a pile of fossils from Ocean Isle Beach that she has collected over the years. Do any of y'all know the age of the stuff that washes up on this beach? Thanks jp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 My best guess is Eocene or Miocene. But I’m not from the area. Inland just 5 kilometers is Cretaceous though. Pics would be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 1 hour ago, KimTexan said: My best guess is Eocene or Miocene. But I’m not from the area. Inland just 5 kilometers is Cretaceous though. Pics would be helpful. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 1 hour ago, jpc said: Hello all you folks from NC. My mom-in-law gave me a pile of fossils from Ocean Isle Beach that she has collected over the years. Do any of y'all know the age of the stuff that washes up on this beach? Thanks jp For the most part Miocene and Pliocene, sometimes more recent ice age material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted August 25, 2018 Author Share Posted August 25, 2018 Thanks for the help. Here are some pix. Urchins bivalves oysters heavily ridged clams. Not sure if these are fossils or modern. NOne of them have any matrix. as opposed to this sand dollar that is coated in matrix. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Looks like a mix of Cretaceous and Plio/Pleistocene. The echinoids are Hardouinia, next are a couple of Exogyra, then Flemingostrea. The ribbed shells are Lirophora. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 Hey, Thanks al dente. I only now just saw your reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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