fossilized6s Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 My 9 old and I are headed to the Outer Banks for adventuring and he really wants to find shark teeth. Anyone willing to share some beaches? We'll only be there a few days, so I'd rather not waste time beach combing every beach. Lol We're staying in Kill Devil Hills, NC. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 7 hours ago, fossilized6s said: My 9 old and I are headed to the Outer Banks for adventuring and he really wants to find shark teeth. Anyone willing to share some beaches? We'll only be there a few days, so I'd rather not waste time beach combing every beach. Lol We're staying in Kill Devil Hills, NC. The Outer Banks beaches don’t have much in the way of fossils. Further south in NC has better fossil hunting on the beaches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automech Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 There's the Aurora Fossil Museum in Aurora, NC. I think it's about 3hr drive from OBX. They have a humongous pile of matrix from the near by mine. The last time I was there with my family, we collected about 1200 teeth between the 6 of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 OBX super beaches, cool shells but as it's been said very poor with fossils. I was there last year, did not find anything but a great beach. Aurora indeed has some great spoil piles from the mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 Not sure when you are going to NC, but Aurora has their annual festival May 26-28. They will be probably be getting a fresh load of spoils right before that, but they also close for a few days to prepare for the festival, so just check their website before you make a few hours' drive there. 2 Fin Lover My favorite things about fossil hunting: getting out of my own head, getting into nature and, if I’m lucky, finding some cool souvenirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cck Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Sometimes beach replenishment will tap into some fossil bearing matrix, but in general obx is not a great spot for fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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