Fossil found on beach

[Lil Sebastian]

Any ideas what this could be? Found on Folly beach near Charleston, SC. Thanks!!

[Al Dente]

Fish otolith. Might be from a black drum, Pogonias cromis.

Edited July 5, 2022 by Al Dente

[Lil Sebastian]

That’s fascinating, thank you! Any idea how old it might be? 

[Al Dente]

13 hours ago, Lil Sebastian said:

That’s fascinating, thank you! Any idea how old it might be? 

 

No idea how old it is. I was assuming it was recent but it could be fossil. Fresh otoliths are white.

[Coco]

To see recent otoliths, take a look in my signature

 

Coco