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Opportunistic Fossil Hunting
Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA |
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Sometimes fossil hunting is nothing more than seeing a place that looks good and looking around. I saw that a local ditch was cleaned out with heavy equipment so the weezling and I waited until a heavy rain and then went to take a look. We ended up walking and talking all day, picking up teeth as we went. We didn't end up with anything superior, but its ok. Not every day has to include finding some giant flawless fossil for it to be great, but then again it never hurts.
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2/22/11
Surry County, Virginia, USA |
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cold day on the river. tide high, expectations low... one nice tooth.... |
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Variety Pick
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA |
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Today the weather was nice and the tides cooperated. I found a crab, a 5/8 inch thresher, a colorful mako and large lower snagletooth. I also found a piece I don't recognize, it has a pattern that looks similar to the edge of a ray plate but this appears too wide to be the edge portion and the back doesn't look like a ray plate. Any help would be appreciated.... |
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Frozen Suds
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA |
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Hit the beach only to find it covered with up to a foot of Frozen suds. Where do frozen suds come from you might ask. Apparently they are occasionally leaked, in detergent form, from a water treatment plant upriver. The detergent in the water suds up in the wash zone and it was so cold that the bubbles froze Covering most of the exposed beach with psudo snow.
I did manage a nice Meg and makos with good color. I took some ground shots of some bones being exposed from the matrix. I don't ... |
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Honolulu fossils
Oahu, Hawaii, USA |
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It would appear that someone (or someones) have discovered my initial fossil spot. My last two trips have been empty, curiously so; not even the common finds. I probably have myself to blame by posting photos of the spot here at BRF. Ah well.
The upside however, is that I've spent time traveling this beautiful island and doing other things, including spotting out new locations. I was out dirt-biking and happened upon a stretch of coastline along the harbor and low-and-behold, fossil shell... |
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Kogiopsis Sperm Whale Tooth
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Kogiopsis |
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The first whale tooth found at the Miocene-Pliocene land spot. Looks like it came from Aurora!... |
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A Helping Hand from a Big Friend
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA |
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I'm in one of those phases where I am fossil hunting in all of my spare time. Not much time to post, but I'm doing my best. One of the places we've been hunting is the new Miocene-Pliocene spot. We haven't found any really big complete shark teeth out there lately, but we've been finding quality and who doesn't prefer that? There hasn't been any new digging in a while, so hopefully when that starts back up we can find some big stuff, too. This post is a compilation of several trips, a c... |
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Cypress Gardens
Berkeley County, South Carolina, USA |
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There is a FOSSIL EXPO this weekend at Cypress Gardens from 10-16:00. It looks to be a good time.... |
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2/11/11
Surry County, Virginia, USA |
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Quick trip down by the banks of the James.... |
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2/3/11
Surry County, Virginia, USA |
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Hit the beach this morning.
It's my birthday and all I wanted was one nice tooth.
Well, It worked out for me.
Three great Makos and a busted Meg...
Yeah man.... |
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2" C. megaodon posterior tooth
Potomac River, Maryland, USA - Carcharocles megalodon |
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A worn and complete posterior meg tooth. Nice bourlette on this tooth. ... |
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Pair of cow shark teeth
Potomac River, Maryland, USA - Notorynchus primigenius |
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Two cow shark teeth plucked from the Calvert formation. The larger specimen has all 7 tips. ... |
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3.5 inch C. Megalodon
Potomac River, Maryland, USA - Carcharocles megalodon |
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Complete meg with nice light brown color. Some mottling in enamel as well. ... |
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PHAT Rack
Potomac River, Maryland, USA |
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I had an opportunity to travel to the Chesapeak Bay area and contacted the Phat boys for a possible fossil collecting trip. The sick bug had been visiting them, but luckily it passed earlier in the week. It was on!! We arose at dawn-thirty to hit the tides right and I had to force the Phat boys to cater to my relentless pursuit of the perfect java.... we arrived at the bay and the wind was howling with the temperature in the mid-20s. My sinuses are still ... |
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1/2011 GMR trip, not exactly kid friendly.
Green Mill Run, North Carolina, USA |
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Well we made our first trip to GMR last weekend. It was interesting to say the least. We had to enter the river on the other side of the 10th street bridge. Walked right down thru the folks backyard I guess. I didn't realize that entering at the elm street park bridge would be so difficult with a woman and 2 children. We brought a 1/2" screen down to the stream and had some nice finds right where the water comes out of the tunnel under the 10th street bridge. But, i'm assuming there's much ... |
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A new fossil collecting family
Surry County, Virginia, USA |
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Well we started fossil hunting because I happened to see a boatload of shark teeth on a buddies desk at work. After finding out that there were beaches around to be searched i went home and told my Lady and our children. Needless to say we jumped right in, being that this is an affordable hobby, and one that has made our family much closer. We haven't slowed down since, and i'd definitely say we have the bug. Here's what we've got in our first 6 months of searching. Thanks to everybody that has ... |
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Long time comming!!!! Potomac River Transistional Otodus
Potomac River, Maryland, USA |
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Well my first year of hunting Maryland hasnt been that bad. My wife and i found this eocene spot along the Potomac about a month after we moved here and new that there were transitionals there somewhere. On the last the day before New Years I decided to go to this site for probably the 60-75th time I finally found one. Length of the tooth is 2 5/16th inch. Hopefully it doesnt take another year to find another one. Happy... |
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First hunt of 2011 1/7
Surry County, Virginia, USA |
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First hunt of the year and what do I find a strange little bone with a blade on one side. The tip has a point the base is quite round, does anyone know what I found on the ground...
Jake ... |
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Megalodon Tooth
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Carcharocles megalodon |
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Megalodon Tooth |
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Cow Shark Tooth
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Notorynchus primigenius |
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Cow Shark Teeth are super rare in South Carolina, and this one is so beautifully preserved that it must have fallen directly to the ocean floor and been covered up immediately. The only other place I've seen cow shark teeth this nice is Aurora. The root is shiny because I applied preservative to prevent the razor thin root from degrading.... |
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Bull Shark Tooth
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Carcharhinus leucas |
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A bull shark tooth with incredible preservation.... |
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Modern Tiger Shark Tooth
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Galeocerdo cuvier |
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A superhero modern tiger shark tooth. Incredible preservation!... |
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The New Lowcountry SC Land Site
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA |
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Fossil hunting has been slow since Winter started. I really don’t know where to look anymore so I did what any sane fossil collector would do. I looked for a new place. Sometimes new locations can be found quickly, but usually it takes hard work and research. The quick method never works for me, so it’s a good thing I’m always looking. Good news! Work has finally started at a spot I’ve been watching for what seems like forever and my patience and hard work to find a new place to hunt fo... |
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11/10/2010
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA |
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Found a nice drum fish jaw with a couple of teeth, a dolphin ear bone, nice lower mako, and a lower hemi I like a lot. The river was high again today. ... |
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10/2010
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA |
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The wind pushed the water almost up to the cliffs at low tide today, but I did manage to find a nice croc tooth. The second tooth may be a core of a croc but it doesn't look like others I have found.... |
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A young friends bad day.
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA |
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Took a neighbor along today, young teenager, and the water was clear and low. I expected that we would do really well. However after the long hike to the end of the beach we barely had any teeth between the two of us. As we chatted our way back towards the car I saw him put his foot down right next to the big mako and keep walking. I was just glad he didn't step on it, I guess I should not have distracted him by talking. It is worn but my biggest mako to date. Several hundred yards up the ... |
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06/09/2010
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA |
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The beach was real sandy today, I did find a nice variety and a real shamer mako. Picked up a couple of verts and a modern human artifact.... |
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10/2010
Potomac River, Virginia, USA |
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Hunting with my son today. He is six years old and can really spot teeth when he wants to but he gets distracted by everything, water, rocks, fish, crabs, sky, birds, bugs, tv (I'm not sure how along the river) and others. So as we were working our way along the beach I took a break to wait for Kenny to catch up. As I was sitting on a rock I noticed a shine from between the pebbles. When the tooth was out I couldn't believe it was the best otodus I have found so far. ... |
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5/18/2010 trip, nice otodus
Potomac River, Virginia, USA |
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The snakes were everywhere today, after regaining my composure I managed quite a few teeth but the otodus made the trip. The small oval fossil with the two groove may be a river worn ray plate. Any other ideas?... |
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remembering clear beaches
Potomac River, Virginia, USA |
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5/2/2010, the water was nice today, found a nice variety of fossils and one modern human artifact. The big otodus was a trip maker and I love the ray plates. I need help identifying the fossil in the last two pictures. ... |
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Totally out in the open....
Berkeley County, South Carolina, USA |
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Been busy during this week especially with the Christmas holiday so I hadn't posted my finds from my hunt I went on last Sunday. It was a nice day, but cold, but a fellow fossil buddy of mine wanted to scout a few new areas as well as check on a few other spots that we knew about. We started out walking a few smaller creeks, but with just a few smaller teeth being found with the exception of a cool stingray barb I came across....we headed to another area which might yield some bigger teeth. With... |
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slayer
Calvert County, Maryland, USA |
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Most every beach on Calvert cliffs is infested with sand right now. So last Thursday I got off work early and headed to one of my all time favorite beaches. The tide was low at 9 but when I got there it hadn't came in too much. I saw a guy walking off but didn't get the chance to speak to him. When I got to the main part of the cliffs I didn't find much until I got half the way down. Then I hit the sweet spot. Who ever had been there before me failed to look at, what it my opinion was t... |
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cretaceous finds
Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA |
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Here are some of our finds from the cretaceous streams of New Jersey. Along with finding fossils from the cretaceous my father and I have also had luck finding pleistocene mammal teeth as well as Native American artifacts. We haven't visited cretaceous streams for a while as we have spent most of our time lately at Eocene and Miocene localities but hopefully we find time soon to collect at one.... |
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Last 3 trips
Potomac River, Maryland, USA |
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I haven't had much time to get out recently so I figured I'd make a post about some trips earlier this year. This post includes two trips that took place back-to-back in October and one trip earlier this month (all to the Potomac). I actually had some luck on all three. The first trip started quickly when I found what I believe is my first phyllodus plate. It has some overall wear, but it is complete and a rare find for me... |
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Reflecting back on warmer Days!!
Charleston County, South Carolina, USA |
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I found these near Charleston Harbor this past July. Would love to have some of that HOT WEATHER NOW!! Merry Christmas!! and Happy Hollidays!!... |
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choptank walk (southern fried meg)
Calvert County, Maryland, USA |
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Last sunday I did my 8 mile choptank walk. The first 2 miles were the most productive with my most southern meg from calvert cliffs ever. A beautiful blue. As far as im concerned one of a kind.
The majority of the walk was a waste of time and a bad idea. I was so tired afterwards i couldnt even hang around until low tide. But the meg made the whole day worth it.
Before last weekend the farthest south ive ever found a whole megalodon was scientists... |
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Had a whale of a time.
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA |
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Hit the same spot again and though I did not find the quality of teeth, I found my biggest tooth (3/4th tooth) measuring over 6" and more than ten huge whale vertebrae. The smaller meg is about 4" while the tewo smaller teeth appear to be a mako and possibly another mako or false mako (benedeni). The picture with the vert stacked together in the backyard at night doesn't do them justice. One of them is well over a foot and with l... |
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(Great) White Saturday
Green Mill Run, North Carolina, USA |
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Christmas came a little early this year when I realized at dinner, on Black Friday, that I was on my own on Saturday morning………..aaaannnnddd instead of suggesting that I finish putting up Christmas decorations, my wife tells me I should go out fossil hunting – Gotta love her!! Since it’s been more than a year since my last trip (ouch!), I quickly had to go through my pre-trip checklist: |
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back in action
Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA |
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Me and my Dad haven't been out collecting much because his back has been hurting but today it was feeling better so we went to an Eocene/Miocene stream. I dug in a spot that has always produced teeth in the past so I hoped this time would be no different. When I arrived at the spot I could see that new material had been deposited. The day started off pretty slow and I was finding mostly broken sandtigers.I did however, find a piece of cow shark and a small but nice mako so I continued to dig in ... |
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Drowning for Megalodon Teeth
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA |
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I headed out today despite the cooling water temperatures and the promise of poor visibility. The water looked clear from the surface until my head went under a few inches and it was pitch black. With my dive light, I had about 3 inches of visibility. The current was pretty good so I pushed on feeling my way. I found a bunch of bone which I kept for the fun of it until I finally put my hand on what... |
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It's been a while... 11/23/10
Green Mill Run, North Carolina, USA |
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Hi guys! It's been quite some time since I last posted. Over the summer, I took 8 or 9 2-3hr trips down to the stream. The best of the results of those trips may be seen in the third picture, which has some decent makos, tigers, sandtigers, some nice crows, sawfish, crocs, an enchodus, and a pretty little great white! For size refere... |
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11/12/10
Surry County, Virginia, USA |
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High tide Surry side.... |
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Think we're going to need a bigger boat !
Charleston County, South Carolina, USA |
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Well I decided to go diving yesterday...the water is getting cold because of all the frigid temperatures we have been having lately, but I won't let that stop me. As soon as I hit the water I felt how much colder the water has gotten. I descended to the bottom in anticipation of what I could find waiting for me on the bottom. I found some smaller teeth within minutes along with a 4-3/16 inch Meg near the end of the dive...Out of air so I surfaced, floated back to the boat, and grabbed my last ta... |
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11/4/10
Surry County, Virginia, USA |
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today I sliped out to the river on the James city side. Teeth here are far and few between but when you do find somthing it's usualy nice.
I was only out for about an hour and wasn't finding anything. I thought i was going to be skunked but rite before I left I found a nice tooth then a pretty lil mako. I am not sure about the largest tooth... It has a lot od root damage but the serations are still well defined. I have found white teeth on this side before but I'm not sure if it is a small meg ... |
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Halloween
Surry County, Virginia, USA |
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Halloween 2010... |
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Vertebrae Heaven and a catfish friend
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA |
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Well I headed to the river today to check out a new diving spot. You never know if the spot will turn out to be a honey hole or dud. The visibity was ideal and the water a bit cool. I started on a sand bar which rarely produces and thus I worked my way around it hoping to find some gravel or layer. It wasn't long before I found some gravel and layer and was putting junk in my bag. I was finding bullets (some older than others), bullet sh... |
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10/22/10 York River
Surry County, Virginia, USA |
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this is from the eroded banks of a creek off of the york river. I took out the kayak, beached it and started piling stuff in it. it was a nice day. coolest thing I found was the large whole snail shell... I also found some old in tact oyster and scallop shells. no teeth but oh well.
I was hoping to find some arrow heads but no luck. I will definitely check this spot again.
nice day in the york.... |
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Three points found in 2010
Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA |
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The spear point and arrowheads were all found in 2010. Though my search was for large prestine fossilized shark teeth for my collection, I also stumbled upon a few points worth adding to the collection. I love that most of the points I have found this year are each quite different from one another. I look forward to what next year brings. ... |
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2010 Season Summary
Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA |
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It is hard to believe my fossil hunting hobby only began in earnest May of this year. I am now hooked and spend much of my time looking. I have graduated from land searches, having been SCUBA certified a few months ago thanks to lowcountrydiving, and have joined the ranks of murky river divers. I have met some great new friends to enjoy my searches with. I have searched hard in Charleston, Dorchester, and Colleton Counties and have had m... |
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4 1/4" Twin Angustidens
Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA - Carcharocles angustidens |
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These two teeth are the highlight of this fossil hunting season. Both would be at least 1/4 - 1/2" longer if not for the feeding wear on the tip. Neither are prestine, but both are in great shape for the size and make great additions to the collection. The left tooth had particularly large cusps with a nice wave action. ... |
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10/15/10
Surry County, Virginia, USA |
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I have a friend stopping by to check out my collection... so while I have it out I figured I would take a pic for ya'll. Enjoy.... |
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Edisto River Megalodon Shark Tooth
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Carcharocles megalodon |
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This megalodon tooth was without a doubt the most unexpected surprise of the dive. Normally we are looking for the Oligocene giant white shark teeth - Carcharocles angustidens. The area of the South Carolina Lowcountry that this part of the Edisto river cuts through is not well known for nice megalodon teeth, but sometimes we get lucky.
To date, this is the biggest & best megalodon tooth I've found in the Edisto river. ... |
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Superior Angustidens Tooth
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Carcharocles angustidens |
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One of the finest angustidens teeth I have found all year. Besides for some pitting on the back of the root, this one is spectacular. Super blade & cusps, awesome bourlette. Its the stuff fossil hunting dreams are made of.... |
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Lower Anterior Angustidens Shark Tooth
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Carcharocles angustidens |
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This tooth has so much going for it. A super bourlette, a perfect root, two jagged, fully intact cusps, great color. Too bad about the tip! It had to have just washed out of the formation because it hadn't had time to get covered with that black river stain yet. I'm not used to seeing teeth this pretty laying on the bottom of the river. ... |
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Big Mega Shark Tooth
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Carcharocles angustidens |
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I found this tooth lying flat in a thin deposit of sand. I saw the shape of the tooth in the algae in the sand. I almost swam right over it!... |
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Mega Shark Tooth Hunting in the Edisto River
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA |
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In just a few trips to the Edisto, I have become a pretty decent kayaker. My new confidence led me on a quest to go hunting for new spots while conditions were ideal. I paddled past spots I knew would produce in favor of the unknown. The lightweight kayak gives me a lot of freedom because of its maneuverability, but the trade-off is that I can’t fit scuba gear onboard. Armed with just a mask and snorkel, I stopped at the first spot I was curious about. Unfortunately it was too deep for ... |
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Nice River Angustidens Tooth
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Carcharocles angustidens |
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A really nice angustidens shark tooth fom the Edisto River. Fantastic color!... |
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Fossicking in the Edisto River for Giant Prehistoric Shark Teeth
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA |
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My wife taught me a new word - fossick - it means to prospect or hunt for stuff, including gold, gems, AND fossils especially in mines and riverbeds. I had never heard that term before but its a different way to describe what we do. No matter how you say it, there's nothing like fossil hunting anywhere. Being outside this time of year is an absolute delight, plus we get to look for killing implements of long dead monsters! How cool is that?
This was the weezling's an... |
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Walrus Skull...
Surry County, Virginia, USA |
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This is a fossil walrus skull found by my father back in the 80s. It was found off the coast of New Jersey while scalloping. I remember my father and I putting poly on it. I remember it being around the house as a kid. After my parents split up the fossils went with my dad and I didn't see them any more. Over the years he donated stuff, gifted a lot and sold a lot so all I had was the memories of giant shark teeth, tusks, skulls and bones. After my father passed in 2001 I was told about a collec... |
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9/21/10
Surry County, Virginia, USA |
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Good day on the river...
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Edisto 2010
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA |
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Well lot's of these teeth are broken i got three benidini's 4 Angys a shamer meg a cusped giant thresher i got a super awesome whale tooth a ray plate !!! ... |
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Rain...its a good thing !
Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA |
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With all this rain I figured I would hit a few fossil spots today. The first spot I went to is a well known spot amoung the fossil few and there were already fossil hunters on the scene. I figured I'd let em have at it and went to another spot which isn't so well known. When I arrived I saw the water was high, but figured I'd try it anyway. I managed to find two beat up Angustidens, and the usual smaller shark species teeth through most of the hunt. As I was wrapping up my hunt I spotted a Great... |
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Angustidens Shark Tooth from the Edisto River
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Carcharocles angustidens |
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This was the shark tooth that was the trip maker for me. Even though both cusps are dinged, the tip is impossibly sharp, which always impresses me. The root is really great, too. This angustidens shark tooth was laying flat in a thin gravel layer right on top of the glauconite clay. Because of the preservation, I have no doubt that this tooth washed directly out of that layer in the not to distant past. Big teeth like this don't survive long in the harsh environment of the Edisto.... |
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Carcharocles Angustidens Tooth
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Carcharocles angustidens |
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A large, well preserved angustidens tooth that I found partially buried in the river bottom. Super sharp serrations and tip. Great bourlette! I love the shape of this tooth.... |
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Edisto River Edgefield Scraper
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA |
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A scraper made from a broken spear. Even ancient Native Americans believed in recycling! Seen often enough to have a name - this particular style is called an Edgefield Scraper.... |
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Angustidens Shark Tooth
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Carcharocles angustidens |
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I found this angustidens tooth with rock attached to the root & blade on both sides. I cleaned most of it off with dental picks to reveal an excellent quality shark tooth.... |
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Juvenile Angustidens Tooth
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Carcharocles angustidens |
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Just a fantastic little juvenile angustidens tooth with fantastic color & preservation.... |
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Squalodon Tooth
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Squalodon atlanticus |
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A really nice squalodon whale tooth with excellent enamel. Great detail!... |
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Pathologic Angustidens Tooth
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Carcharocles angustidens |
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I thought this tooth was broken junk when I found it. It wasn't until I got it home and cleaned up that I realized that not only was the tooth intact, but it was also very pathologic with an upturned cusp and a twisted, intermittently serrated blade.... |
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Now You See It, Now You Don't
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA |
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The weezling had been anticipating this day all week, when we would go to hunt for shark teeth in the Edisto River. Every day he came home from school, he checked the river level with his fingers crossed that the water level had continued to fall in his absence. Saturday came and he was already dressed to go when I woke up. It was time to take that boy to the river!
We arrived at the boat landing and launched. “Which way do you want to go?” I as... |
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1-3/4" C. Angustiden
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Carcharocles angustidens |
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Killer tooth. The lingual side still has some matrtix, so I only snapped a labial shot. Check out the mottling! ... |
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2-1/4" C. Angustiden
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Carcharocles angustidens |
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Probably my best angy from the Edisto over 2". Great color, bourlette, cusps, serrated, and a sharp tip! ... |
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The Code
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA |
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Almost one month without rain ---- the Edisto was low and a collecting fest was in order! After all, the Caracholoes Code (Code 3) states: "When its low, you gotta go"! I was propoerly Java loaded (code 37) and arrived at 'Darth' Weezils crib around 0915. We packed up the truck, and after some junior BRFC-ers arrived, we were on our way. With the river being low, we could try some new spot avec chitlins. We headed near the infamous spot --... |
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Edisto River Kirk Corner Notched Point
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA |
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Probably the nicest point I have found in the Edisto so far. Completely intact, nicely serrated, and extremely well made.... |
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Edisto River Megalodon Tooth
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Carcharocles megalodon |
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It is so rare to find megalodon teeth in the section of the Edisto river where I dive. For some reason, they are just not there in any kind of quantity. When we do find them, they are almost always destroyed, sand blasted and crushed to fragments. When I swam upon this tooth, I was utterly shocked. Not only was it complete, but it also had enamel. Voila, my first complete keeper megalodon tooth from the Edisto river.... |
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Posterior Megalodon Shark Tooth
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Carcharocles megalodon |
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When I hunt fossils, I pick up everything I find. I remember finding this tooth - I thought it was just a root with a busted off blade. I casually threw it in my bone / tooth fragment bag and went merrily on my way collecting teeth. When I got home I cleaned it up and noticed that the enamel was intact, and this was an extreme posterior megalodon tooth. A very cool find! I am really glad I picked it up!... |
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Pristine Angustidens Shark Tooth
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Carcharocles angustidens |
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An outstanding little angustidens tooth with a really distinctive color marking on the back caused by an encrustation that I removed. This tooth has every serration!... |
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Isurus Retroflexus Shark Tooth
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Isurus retroflexus |
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A really nice Isurus retroflexus shark tooth from the Edisto river.... |
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Weekend in the Water
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA |
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I have been fossil hunting like a madman lately. I thought the Edisto was done for the season last month due to a near flood stage surge, but now at the end of the diving season, unseasonably dry warm weather has given us a second chance to collect and I have been taking full advantage of the opportunity. Like my college days, I work at night to have my days free. Besides being a little chilly, collecting has seldom been better.
da fossz called me last week and we... |
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Oligocene Benedeni Shark Tooth
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Parotodus benedeni |
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This oligocene benedeni has a little root pitting, but its a position I've never found before.... |
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Angustidens Tooth
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Carcharocles angustidens |
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A nice smaller angustidens tooth.... |
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Maiden Voyage of my New Kayak on the Edisto River
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA |
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I bought a new kayak and took it out on the Edisto river to a spot we haven't been able hit much this year, and not at all since the water levels rose and then fell. After capsizing several times, I finally got my balance and was able to make it up river. My problem was that I was using a canoe paddle when I should have been using a kayak paddle. I'll need to get one of those before I go back out again. Anyway, all the teeth pictured below were exposed - I didn't have to fan at all. Its amazing ... |
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I'll take a four inch Angy...make it a double !
Charleston County, South Carolina, USA |
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Well today was one for the books...my book anyway. I started out walking around picking up smaller teeth...well I did find a nice Great White... I then continued walking around surveying the ground when I glanced up and then down again. The image diidn't register for a second..then I realized I had just seen a huge Angustiden and lifted my head to look up again to see what I had seen and that I wasn't imagining things...setting 25 feet away 90% exposed was a 4-1/8 inch Angustiden. I walked over ... |
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9/16/10
Surry County, Virginia, USA |
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Good day... I hit the beach early this morning.
Walked into a low tide. Found some nice stuff.
The post Meg would have been a great tooth... still is but you know.
Whale teeth found very close to each other maby within ten feet. I found two small chunks that may be coral but I have never found any like it.
let me know if you know what it is... Beautiful weather, good finds, thanks for checkin in.
DBTB
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Edisto Mako Tooth
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Isurus hastalis |
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I love the shape of this lower mako tooth. Its a little worn, but as many times as I've been diving in the Edisto, I only have a few complete makos from there.... |
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Button Angustidens
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Carcharocles angustidens |
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A cute little angustidens tooth in fantastic condition. Despite the massive quantity of teeth I found at this particular spot (the Marble spot in the Edisto), this is the best quality tooth I found.... |
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The Marble Spot
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA |
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I haven't hunted since the last time I went to the river. I stopped going because the Lowcountry of SC got into a really wet weather pattern and the river level went way up. Even though its never very deep, beyond a certain level the Edisto is impossible to dive. The current is just too fast and no matter how much weight we wear, it isn't enough. It'll blast the mask right off your face. Anyway, the water level rose so high that I thought it was done for the river. All the sudden the ra... |
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Nice Otodus
Potomac River, Maryland, USA - Otodus obliquus |
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This is the best quality otodus that i have found on the Potomac.... |
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Nice Sand Tiger from the Potomac River
Potomac River, Maryland, USA - Unidentified - Shark |
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Not exactly sure if this tooth is a Hypotodus verticalis. If anyone could confirm that would be great.... |
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Nice Point from the Potomac
Potomac River, Maryland, USA |
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This is the only one I have ever found on the Potomac. I would love to find some more.... |
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Paleocene Ratfish
Potomac River, Maryland, USA - Unidentified - Other |
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Came from the same fall as the huge ray plate but it came out in 2 pieces. These things are so fragile.... |
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Huge Paleocene Ray Plate
Potomac River, Maryland, USA - Myliobatis sp. |
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I found this ealier in the year in a fresh fall. My largest ever!!! ... |
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Hidden then found
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA |
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So i was getting out from school early so me and ditchweezil went to the river. Soon I had found my ray plate then ten minutes later cmy Giant thresher with Cusp's then after that he Came up with a dude i got a big angy so i went over to watch him take it out the water it was a shame a tip ding 5 minutes later he found another one so i went to watch like usual and it was a superhero it was great.After we left I was mad we did'nt get to stay cause we had a prime location.... |
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