Matt Stratton Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Originally from the Midwest, I've been hunting for fossils for about 50 years and found about two "fossilized sea shells". And this was not from a lack of trying! I moved to Summerville, SC about three years ago for a job that included lots of travel. Now that travel is finished and meeting new friends in the area, I have connected with some kids that stumbled onto something that I think is big! Had I grown up in Summerville, I probably would have change my career to paleontology instead of Electrical Engineering. I am amazed at the finds here in my home town. I have taken my wife and kids including their friends to a spot that allows them to find Shark teeth (at a minimum) within 2 minutes of arriving to an area. My dilemma, I would like to know what these type of "dermal denticles" are. For every 20 shark teeth I find, I find one of these. Please refer to the attached pics. Thanks Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzviking Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Looks like you have quite a variety. Here is a good resource link that might help you ID. https://www.fossilguy.com/gallery/vert/fish-shark/shark_evolution/shark_evolution.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 These look like solitary corals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyg Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 I think they're some type of Oligocene Scleractinian corals that are very common from either the Ashley or Chandler Bridge formations. I'm no expert, but that is what I think based the many I have found compared to photos and IDs I've seen posted on this site. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Definitely not dermal denticles. Agree with the coral id. Marco Sr. 1 "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 2 hours ago, old bones said: These look like solitary corals. +1 Similar little guys can be found at the C&D Canal (Cretaceous) in Delaware. The Delaware Geological Survey has a nifty website on fossils from the canal. Here is the page that mentions the solitary corals, with photo: https://www.dgs.udel.edu/delaware-geology/corals-and-jellyfish-phylum-cnidaria 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 +2 for coral Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 But what is that thing at the bottom with a fish vert look to it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Stratton Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share Posted May 30, 2019 Thank you for the identification on the coral. I am not sure but I think its half of a shark vertebra? I can see the impression of another one in the rock too. I did find about ten of these but this is the only one still in rock. I am new to the fossil stuff and not sure on anything. But, having great fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Looks like a chondrichthyan vertebra. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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