kkborch Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 (edited) A friend and I hunted a stretch of a creek near Summerville, SC that we've named "meg alley". It's a 30 foot stretch of creek that we've pulled numerous megs from in three trips. Here's a few pics of my finds from the previous two weekends. Best find was a big 3" Angustiden. Also found a 2" meg in perfect condition, a pristine 1.5" Angy, whale inner ear bone, small whale vert, my best horse tooth, and a mammal bone. Not sure of the ID on the bone but plan on taking better pics soon for an ID. Enjoy! Finds from 11/9/2013 Finds from 11/16/2014 Overall Finds 3.5" Meg in my shovel! Back of 3.5" meg (Probably the side I'll display lol) Megs in the creek! (Left is my friends' and the one on the right is mine) The two megs my friend found. 4.5" and 5" Edited March 5, 2014 by kkborch Palmetto Paleontology Society Fossil Club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickNC Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Wow nice. I thought you couldn't dig in Summerville? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrieder79 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Whoa! Looks like a great trip. Those are some fantastic finds. Luck is the most important skill of a fossil diver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkborch Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 RickNC, this location is outside of city limits Palmetto Paleontology Society Fossil Club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Mud Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Absolutely beautiful teeth there kkborch! I think my heart would skip a few beats seeing those come up in my sieve. Nice finds! Look forward to finding out what the bones are from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrieder79 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Seriously. I've been thinking about those pics all morning. Is this a typical hunt? I would need to change my shorts if I found even one of the teeth you found on your hunt. Great spot you've got there. Luck is the most important skill of a fossil diver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinoid1 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Good grief! That is quite a haul! Thanks for sharing those awesome finds with us! Gabe I like crinoids...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busyeagle Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Awesome finds - I like the color on those angys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkborch Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 Seriously. I've been thinking about those pics all morning. Is this a typical hunt? I would need to change my shorts if I found even one of the teeth you found on your hunt. Great spot you've got there. Haha. This is not a typical Summerville creek hunt. My friend and put in a lot of walking through woods and scouting out different places to find this spot. Unfortunately it was a very small section of creek and we've sifted every bit of gravel in the spot during 3 trips there. It's been a very fun few weeks and I'm glad I could share it with you all. Palmetto Paleontology Society Fossil Club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrieder79 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Well congrats. Your hard work payed off. It was definitely worthwhile. Luck is the most important skill of a fossil diver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordpiney Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 nice finds Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachj Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Great job man!!! Those Meg's and angys are amazing!! one day i will find a tooth over 3 inches in good conditon haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakoMeCrazy Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Wow, Great spot you have there! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwbh Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 nice finds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Fossil Hound Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 That is a wonderful haul! Finding a Meg and an Angy is on my 'to do' list. None of those in Texas! I plan on going to NC and SC to dive for megs in the near future. Just have not figured out where yet. Jon Thanks for sharing your pics "Silence is Golden, but duct tape is Silver." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroMike Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Ahhhh, good ol' Summerville. I have hunted many a time there back when I lived in Wescott Plantation. I know of some really good off the beaten path spots. Who knows, my employment might bring me back. I hated that there was a group of idiots that would tear into the embankments and cause so much damage that the city passed that ordinance. you CAN walk the canals and pick up teeth but you cannot use a digging tool at all. One of the best spots was off of Old Trolley Road behind a church. There was a creek in there and you could find butter yellow teeth........until a few guys got in there and tore it up. One time I went out there and I had a guy hows house backed up to the creek, he came out with his camera to take my picture and call the police but when he got there he seen that I was fixing the foot bridge and we talked and he said he had been calling the police out there on people. I know one spot where the teeth come out blue~! hard to get to, need hip or chest waders and go as the tide is going out. " This comment brought to you by the semi-famous AeroMike" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkborch Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share Posted December 4, 2013 Sounds like you know some of the good spots! I spent a lot of time researching, driving, scouting, and walking through woods to find the site these teeth came from. It was all worth it in the end. When you head to SC send me a message! Palmetto Paleontology Society Fossil Club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroMike Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 (edited) Sounds like you know some of the good spots! I spent a lot of time researching, driving, scouting, and walking through woods to find the site these teeth came from. It was all worth it in the end. When you head to SC send me a message! Sounds good to me~! We'll have to meet up by Cottageville and do some digging/sifting off the Edisto also. If you have a boat, I know of this spot that produces red/orange teeth. I have a nice red angy, orange mako and a killer orange and gray hemi fro mthe spot. What about that river that 41 crosses there by you? there has to be some places to sift for teeth. I'll send ya some info via PM since you are closer to Mt P then Summerville on some sites. Edited December 4, 2013 by AeroMike " This comment brought to you by the semi-famous AeroMike" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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