Just Getting Started - April

I have always been interested in finding shark teeth ever since I was a kid and my dad would take me to some of the Cooper River Dredge deposits. A few years ago, I started kayaking and would often end up coming back with at least a few small shark teeth as trip souvenirs. During a trip a few weeks back, I found a 3.5” meg that sparked a renewed interest in searching more frequently for teeth and in more spots. That is when I learned that the fossil teeth can even be found inland in Dorchester and Berkeley Counties. I came across this website and the many pictures and those inspiring videos where teeth appeared to be pulled out of the creeks left and right. Well, I must admit it wasn’t as easy as the videos made it appear, but after miles and miles of walking, bending, and more walking, I have amassed a decent Chandler Ridge Formation collection over the past two weeks and am sharing a few pictures. I love the Angustidens, but must admit the Himiprisits are my favoite. I also found a really cool, but small reef tooth, a nice sized narrow extinct mako, lots of tiger, sand, a few bull, some Great White, some beat up megs, vertebrae, ray, horse teeth, etc. It is worth noting that the teeth and other fossils here represent two weeks and several trips to several spots. Summary 1 and 2 sum up all of April's worth, with some close-up pictures included. Sorry, no creek camera or videos shots. I have a hard enough time staying dry myself let alone keeping any electronics dry.

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