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Itching in the Neck

8/8/2006 8:31:07 PM

legacyForum

725 posts

Itching in the Neck

I've been reading as much about your Dorchester digs as I possible can for the past week or so. I've only collected from the beach and have never heard until finding your site about inland digs. Any thoughts on where I should look around the Waccamaw Neck area? I'm at Pawleys. I do a lot of photography around the creeks and river when time allows and love walking the beach searching for teeth. Never found anything of any size, though. Is the geology in this area that different from Dorchester? I understand one site can yeild great finds when another site closeby has nothing. Can someone please point me in the right direction as far as what I should initially look for? There are ditches and ponds being dug right and left around here with all the new construction going on. After reading just about every posting/article/email/links, etc. on your site and looking at the pics,I got the fever BAD!! My boss has been out for two weeks and this is all I've been doing! Hope to hear from someone soon!

8/11/2006 5:11:43 PM

legacyForum

725 posts

RE: Itching in the Neck

SOMEBODY?? Does anyone have any information aout the creeks around the Waccamaw River or the tidal creeks around Murrells Inlet? Surely someone can give me a little guidance? Also, there's a gigantic hole being dug near a highway close to where I live. Not sure what type of stuff is being hauled from this area (sand/gravel), but what should I be looking for as far as signs to show if this would be a good spot to look?

8/11/2006 9:59:08 PM

blackwaterdiver

79 posts

RE: Itching in the Neck

Sorry, but I can't help you.

Good luck.

8/11/2006 10:19:05 PM

legacyForum

725 posts

RE: Itching in the Neck

Check the Intracoastal Waterway for dredge piles. I have seen some nice mastadon teeth that came from waterway dredge piles in the area of Myrtle Beach. That area is also known for nice large Pleistocene sand dollars. Also somewhere in that area there was some Cretaceous material dug up. Check around the Pee Dee river for Cretaceous material. Cretaceous material becomes more common as you approach Florence, including rare dinosaur remains. Some things to look for that might indicate shark teeth are dark marl or clay, chunky limestone, shells or shell hash, and pieces of coral. There used to be, and may still be, a fossil club in the Myrtle Beach area called the Grand Strand Fossil Club. Check to see if there are any fossil clubs in your area and see if you can sit in on one of their meetings or join the club. A local club would be your best bet for the fossil scoop in your area.

8/11/2006 10:30:49 PM

legacyForum

725 posts

RE: Itching in the Neck

Thanks for the tips! The golf course near my house is getting a complete redo and there's an old pond that's being dug out more. There's clay everywhere! Huge mounds piled up beside the pond. I didn't know if it would be worth digging in or not or evn just walking around the edge of the pond. I"m a little worried about the gators, too! Thanks for the info.

8/12/2006 4:40:51 PM

ditchweezil

342 posts

RE: Itching in the Neck

You just have to explore. Look for smooth gravel near dig / dredge sites. Big flat bones and smooth rocks are good signs of shark teeth. Your reworked layer down there is also called the Hawthorne formation, just like in Summerville. It looks about the same, is about the same age, and has the same stuff in it. I'm guessing it will be mostly black in color. Go back and look at posts from Summerville and look for ground shots of the fossils. You'll see the bone and gravel in the pictures and you'll recognize it in the field when you run into it. Good luck!

8/13/2006 12:47:52 AM

legacyForum

725 posts

RE: Itching in the Neck

Thanks, DW for the info. I just got off the beach at Surfside. There are NO shells anymore on the beaches around here. I guess they keep hauling in dirt to build up the strand. I meant I wasn't going to leave until I found at least ONE tooth. It's teeny-tiny, but it's a tooth nonetheless. I'm gonna start cheking out some creeks and ditches. I'll let you know if I find anything interesting. Thanks again for your help!

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