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I found this "tooth" yesterday and it has stumped me and those I've reached out to for an ID. It is 10mm tall and 5mm wide. It was found in a lag layer that appears to be primarily oligocene but it has some amount of pliocene as well. First thoughts were things like megamouth, upper sixgill, or a ray denticle but none of these quite fit the bill to my liking. It certainly appears to have a nutrient groove making me lean towards being a tooth. The root is quite thick and it wants to stand on the root, it will not lie on its side. The "blade" curves and has small shoulders where it meets the root. I'm really quite stumped on this one and any input would be greatly appreciated!
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Fossilized Dolphin skeleton
Fin Lover posted a topic in Partners in Paleontology - Member Contributions to Science
I found a fossilized dolphin skeleton in Summerville, SC this week that has been donated to the Charleston Center for Paleontology. They worked with the Palmetto Paleontology Museum to get all necessary approvals from the property owners, county, city, and state to excavate it. Both organizations provided the resources to do the excavation, which was a big undertaking. So far, they've identified at least 37 vertebrae, 8 ribs, and a skull with teeth. I'll post some pictures here, but lots more can be seen on the Charleston Center for Paleontology's Facebook page at https://m.facebook.com/CharlestonCenterforPaleo/ and the Palmetto Paleontology Museum's Facebook page at https://m.facebook.com/100094770079332/. You can view one news story at https://www.counton2.com/news/national-news/25-million-year-old-fossil-discovered-in-charleston/amp/ and there should be a couple more coming. Thank you so much to the Charleston Center for Paleontology, the Palmetto Paleontology Museum, and everyone else who participated or provided the necessary approvals! Red: mandibles with teeth and skull are upside down; Green: some of the thirty-something verts found so far. Back section includes the tail verts. Single molar that was already loose: I will definitely provide updates as the prep happens!
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From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
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From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
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Prepping for Summerville; Which creeks to hit?
MeargleSchmeargl posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Preparing for a Summerville SC trip shortly to (hopefully) find one of the area's famous creme colored megs. Before I go there for a week long endeavor, I wanted some advice on which creeks to hit that could be the richest. I looked at a map for all of the creeks, streams, etc. listed in the area as follows; • Rumphs Hill Creek • Branch • Hurricane Branch • Sawmill Branch • Eagle Creek • Chandler Bridge Creek • Coosaw Creek • McChune Branch • Platts Branch • Captains Creek • Powderhorn Creek • Halfway Gut Creek • Timothy Creek • Foster Creek • Ashley River • Green Bay Branch • Stanley Branch • Kelly Branch • Fedler Branch • Miller Dam Branch Etc. Of course, this is quite a huge list (and it's not even all of them ), so I could use a little help narrowing down my search. With limited success on hunting down info on the website, I've turned to the forums for someone that may know the area some. Thanks in advance to all who wish to assist! -
From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
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From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
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From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
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From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
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From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
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From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
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The Goose Creek Limestone (formation) is early-mid Pliocene and contains un-reworked Miocene-Pliocene fossils. The Isurus retroflexus that I have found in the Summerville area have a variety of cusplet sizes and shapes - from multiple small "nubs" like those found on this tooth, to larger crenulated cusplets. ID references: 1. Gale, B. (2020). A Beachcomber's Guide to Fossils. The University of Georgia Press. 2. Kocsis, L. (2007). Central paratethyan shark fauna (Ipolytarnóc, Hungary). GEOLOGICA CARPATHICA-BRATISLAVA-, 58(1), 27 3. Maisch IV, H., Becker, M., & Chamberlain Jr, J. (2015). Chondrichthyans from a lag deposit between the Shark River Formation (Middle Eocene) and Kirkwood Formation (Early Miocene), Monmouth County, New Jersey. Paludicola, 10, 149-183. Stratigraphy information references: 1. Boessenecker, R. (2008, May 13). The Ashley Phosphate Beds: the Reconstruction Era, Vertebrate Paleontology, Fossil Preservation, and Stratigraphic Confusion in Charleston, South Carolina. The Coastal Paleontologist. https://coastalpaleo.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-ashley-phosphate-beds.html. 2. Campbell, M. R., & Campbell, L. D. (1995). Preliminary biostratigraphy and molluscan fauna of the Goose Creek Limestone of eastern South Carolina. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology, 27(1-4).
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References: Gale, B., Gale, P., & Gale, A. (2020). A Beachcomber's Guide to Fossils. University of Georgia Press. Miller, A., Gibson, M., & Boessenecker, R. (2021). A megatoothed shark (Carcharocles angustidens) nursery in the Oligocene Charleston Embayment, South Carolina, USA. Palaeontologia Electronica, 24(2), 1-19.
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From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
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From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
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From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
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From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
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From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
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From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
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