Tag: Fossils

Fossils From Private Collection – Addendum

Photographs of some fossils I had planned on posting. I am lumping them together in a single post. There are hundreds more to photograph for future post, maybe?

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A tooth find from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
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A fossilized rib. The lighter color to right was sticking out of the ground. Fairfield County, South Carolina
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Fragment of a very large fossilized bone
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Notice the area below the quarter where big teeth carved into the bone

 

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Another example of large predator teeth on fossilized bone 
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The reverse side of above

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A hip or other joint bone

 

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Another view of above photo

Fossil From Private Collection

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This is one of 2114 fossils from my personal collection found in South Carolina

I collect interesting rocks and other artifacts as part of my lifelong study and appreciation for history. Would anyone care to guess what this item is?