DougM Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 (edited) Hi all, Thanks for stopping by! Last week I was on my yearly North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina beach trip. This year was great for fossils, we found well over 100 specimens. Because we found so much variety, I have a large number of fossils I'd love to have confirmation or help IDing. Some I have an idea on and others I have no clue. Any information on my finds would be greatly appreciated. #1 Jaw and teeth, but to what? #2 - Fish Vert or tooth? #3 Are either of these Coprolites? The first example has fossil sand stars or similar within. Both are just over an inch long. #4 Fish tooth or crab claw tip? #5 Skull plate? #6 Part of fish or rodent skull? About 1/2 Inch long. #7 Sea Robin skull fragment? #8 Sea robin or other fish? #9 Similar to the above? #10 Burrfish or similar mouth plate? #11 Is this a small hastalis tooth? #12 Is this part of Requiem group? #13 Dusky shark or something else? #14 Fish tooth? #15 Similar to #5. Skull plate? #16 Shells? Sea urchin spines? Fish Spines? I knew what these were at one point but have forgotten. #17 Turtle shell fragment or random bone? #18 Fish crusher tooth? #19 Fish crusher tooth? #20 No clue? #21 Tooth or shell fragment? Edited July 3 by DougM Had an extra picture at the end that was not needed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masonk Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 Great finds, Doug! Looking at that first one, I'm, thinking a partial Hemipristis tooth? 4th item I would agree is a crab claw. 1 1 Eric Instagram - @philly_fossil_collector Reddit Community - r/MidAtlanticFossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 (edited) Wow, you found some interesting stuff! 2. Tooth 7. Some sort of fish, looks hyperostotic to me 10. Yes 11. Yes 12. Yes 18. Dasyatid tooth? Edited July 3 by Fin Lover 1 Fin Lover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougM Posted July 3 Author Share Posted July 3 32 minutes ago, Fin Lover said: Wow, you found some interesting stuff! 2. Tooth 7. Some sort of fish, looks hyperostotic to me 10. Yes 11. Yes 12. Yes 18. Dasyatid tooth? Thanks so much! I was thrilled with just how much variety we found! Cant wait to see more answers to the rest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automech Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 If #16 is hollow, check out "tusk shell". 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougM Posted July 3 Author Share Posted July 3 Just now, automech said: If #16 is hollow, check out "tusk shell". Bingo, thats them! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automech Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 You're welcome. I only know that because my son found one in the Potomac River last Saturday! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 1- Hemipristis serra 2- fish tooth 3- concretions 4- Shrimp claw tip 5- not sure 6- not sure but it looks interesting 7- probably sea robin 8, 9 not sure 10- burrfish 11- hastalis 12- probably Carcharhinus 13- Sphyrna mokarren? Nice 14- fish tooth 15- not sure 16- scaphopods 17- turtle 18- Rhombodus 19, 20- not sure 21- Hadrodus 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougM Posted July 3 Author Share Posted July 3 8 minutes ago, Al Dente said: Thanks so much for your input, super helpful! 1- Hemipristis serra Wow this must be so beat up! I cant identify it at all from pictures and ive seen a lot of Hemis. You're the second person so say that though. 2- fish tooth Sweet 3- concretions The hunt continues, seems as though there are fossils embedded in the concretion. 4- Shrimp claw tip Makes sense! 5- not sure 6- not sure but it looks interesting Right?! 7- probably sea robin 8, 9 not sure 10- burrfish 11- hastalis sweet, happy wtih that. 12- probably Carcharhinus 13- Sphyrna mokarren? Nice Wow! From what I read, thats a rare find! 14- fish tooth Its creepy, looks human ahah! 15- not sure 16- scaphopods 17- turtle yay, i had a feeling when i picked it up 18- Rhombodus wow, thats awesome. 19, 20- not sure 21- Hadrodus Another weird one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 14 looks like Sparus fish tooth. Coco 1 ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Pareidolia : here Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougM Posted July 4 Author Share Posted July 4 15 hours ago, Coco said: 14 looks like Sparus fish tooth. Coco Hmm I couldn’t find anything similar when I googled it. It’s such a creepy looking tooth, looks like a lower human tooth 🤣 obviously not a human tooth though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 I was wrong, I was wrong, it’s Diplodus. Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Pareidolia : here Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patelinho7 Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 If you’re having trouble making out the Hemi, take a look at lower hemi teeth. You can see the root and crown shape matches the lower teeth, and the enamel is almost totally stripped off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebassie Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 20 looks like a fragment of a sturgeon osteoderm to me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frightmares Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 Wow, that's some really nice stuff! 13 looks like it may be a Great Hammerhead 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cck Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 9 and 20 are sturgeon.. 17 is part of a fish operculum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cck Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 On second thought, turtle is better for 17 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougM Posted July 5 Author Share Posted July 5 20 hours ago, Coco said: I was wrong, I was wrong, it’s Diplodus. Coco Bingo, there’s the human teeth! Thanks (: 7 minutes ago, cck said: On second thought, turtle is better for 17 totally agree! 12 minutes ago, cck said: 9 and 20 are sturgeon.. 17 is part of a fish operculum wow sturgeon, this is awesome! 3 hours ago, Sebassie said: 20 looks like a fragment of a sturgeon osteoderm to me thank you 😁 12 hours ago, patelinho7 said: If you’re having trouble making out the Hemi, take a look at lower hemi teeth. You can see the root and crown shape matches the lower teeth, and the enamel is almost totally stripped off. thank you! That is definitely the worst condition tooth I’ve found haha! Besides shards and things like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 #2 wrasse, drum, or similar fish pharyngeal tooth #5 porcupinefsh biting plate #7 tilly bone? #9 gar scale? #12 likely Carcharhinus plumbeus, sandbar shark #13 as others have noted, Sphyrna mokarran. Nice 1 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members FossilizedDistraction Posted July 6 New Members Share Posted July 6 You found a lot of fantastic stuff in just 1 week at North Myrtle Beach, SC. I hunt that same area, usually in front of the Maritime, just south of Cherry Grove. I’m trying not to overlap too much with what’s already been identified: #5 Part of a fish neurocranium #6 Part of a neurocranium, I suspect fish #7 Hyperostotic fish neurocranium. I think there is a good chance that this is a partial “Emmon’s fish tooth.” These neurocraniums are brittle and part of the exterior surface could have broken off to expose the foramina. #10 Chilomycterus sp. mouth plate (It’s a genus of Burrfish) #15 Posterior part of a sea robin neurocranium, see link below: https://www.thefossilforum.com/topic/24603-searobin-skull-plates/ #19 Part of a fish neurocranium. I have specimens like this that clearly show the markings of a sea Robin neurocranium. I think this may represent a central section of the posterior part of a sea robin neurocranium. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougM Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 On 7/6/2024 at 4:27 AM, FossilizedDistraction said: You found a lot of fantastic stuff in just 1 week at North Myrtle Beach, SC. I hunt that same area, usually in front of the Maritime, just south of Cherry Grove. I’m trying not to overlap too much with what’s already been identified: #5 Part of a fish neurocranium #6 Part of a neurocranium, I suspect fish #7 Hyperostotic fish neurocranium. I think there is a good chance that this is a partial “Emmon’s fish tooth.” These neurocraniums are brittle and part of the exterior surface could have broken off to expose the foramina. #10 Chilomycterus sp. mouth plate (It’s a genus of Burrfish) #15 Posterior part of a sea robin neurocranium, see link below: https://www.thefossilforum.com/topic/24603-searobin-skull-plates/ #19 Part of a fish neurocranium. I have specimens like this that clearly show the markings of a sea Robin neurocranium. I think this may represent a central section of the posterior part of a sea robin neurocranium. Fantastic information! Thanks so much. I couldn't believe all the unknown (to me) stuff we found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougM Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 On 7/5/2024 at 8:48 PM, hemipristis said: #2 wrasse, drum, or similar fish pharyngeal tooth #5 porcupinefsh biting plate #7 tilly bone? #9 gar scale? #12 likely Carcharhinus plumbeus, sandbar shark #13 as others have noted, Sphyrna mokarran. Nice Thank you! I appreciate everyone's helpful input. I wasn't expecting to get almost everything IDd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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