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Archaeocete Be Thy Name   Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA
I got an opportunity to fossil collect in Giant Cement Quarry in January. The area was the “green cap” above the Santee Limestone known for its C. Auriculatus and fossilized whale material. It was a cool windy morning; perfect to dig! Myself, minifossz and microfossz were digging in the green cap finding mostly smaller teeth when I flipped over some overburden only to see the enamel of a whale tooth! It looked relatively large; and I dug with caution. We hummed some choice classic metal and slow...
Hunting for Eocene Shark Teeth at Giant Cement Quarry in Harleyville SC   Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA

We were lucky enough to have the opportunity to hunt for fossils at Giant Cement Quarry in Harleyville South Carolina. This location is prime fossil hunting territory for the giant shark teeth of Carcharocles auriculatus, the evolutionary great-grandfather of Megalodon. There are also lots of other kinds of shark teeth and archaeocete whale fossils to be found there, all more than 30 million years old. The fossils get exposed during the limestone mining process. <...

Surprise October Hunt!   Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA
I was able to collected in Giant Cement this weekend. The collecting area was a mix of freshly exposed overburden and some older spoil piles. Some nice Auriculatus came out today...nice to see those serrated beauties! ...
Fourth of July Fossil Hunt   Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA
  

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