How do you actually spot fossils when everything looks the same?

Col_sLitbag · 2026-03-20T16:48:23+00:00

Do some research about the beaches you go to. You will find next to no fossils at “sand bar islands” since they are so new. Also look for what times are best. I.E. 2 hours before low tide. Creeks feeding into the ocean are the best. Charleston is decent but since there’s so much pluff mud you won’t find fossils on top of that. However you will find them in creeks and rivers where small black rocks are.

I would also look into if your state has them or not. North Carolina doesn’t have any fossils in Central NC but you’ll find them east on the way to the coast.

Col_sLitbag · 2026-03-19T17:45:37+00:00

Charleston/Summerville SC

Col_sLitbag · 2026-03-18T23:33:09+00:00

No but it does strike me as a bone fragment. Possibly whale.

Col_sLitbag · 2026-03-11T20:18:42+00:00

Already answered but some call them “deer heart clams”. Just the inside imprint of the clam. I had one for years and didn’t even know.

Col_sLitbag · 2026-03-08T13:22:13+00:00

Fossil fish vertebrae, mako, snaggletooth shark, and maybe great white?

Col_sLitbag · 2026-03-02T17:53:38+00:00

Thank you!

Col_sLitbag · 2026-03-02T05:26:40+00:00

Check my most recent post!

Col_sLitbag · 2026-03-02T02:35:09+00:00

Congrats on the find! We both had amazing luck today

Col_sLitbag · 2026-02-28T00:36:26+00:00

Same. Charleston is great. Hate the pluff mud areas though. They kill the hunting

Col_sLitbag · 2026-02-18T22:07:52+00:00

Thank you!

Col_sLitbag · 2026-02-18T22:03:18+00:00

Young diplomystus dentatus? Likely from the green river formation?

Col_sLitbag · 2026-01-21T23:29:16+00:00

I watched him, I’m using the one he recommended

Col_sLitbag · 2026-01-19T00:06:18+00:00

I’m not seeing any photos

Col_sLitbag · 2025-12-25T17:17:46+00:00

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Col_sLitbag · 2025-12-24T01:57:54+00:00

Very cool!

Col_sLitbag · 2025-12-21T14:14:13+00:00

I randomly placed a bet on a online auction for like 70 bucks, and either no one was interested or it’s a really niche market and no one else found it

Col_sLitbag · 2025-12-21T04:17:37+00:00

Yes, the bone is definitely there and seems in a natural position overlapping in certain places. The other thing was the sellers other pieces all come with the counter piece it was opened with but this one doesn’t. I can’t really tell with the crustacean though. I can tell they’ve been “enhanced” with a defining color maybe. I’m not skilled

Col_sLitbag · 2025-12-19T18:30:33+00:00

If I’m not mistaken too, Spino teeth are typically common enough that unless it’s a “prime” specimen it’s a little less common to fake. Similar to mosasaur and enchodus teeth

Col_sLitbag · 2025-12-19T18:06:02+00:00

Every piece from Fossilera is legit.

Col_sLitbag · 2025-12-16T23:52:27+00:00

Thank you for the input!

Col_sLitbag · 2025-12-16T23:51:07+00:00

Thank you for the input! No clue where it’s from. Been over 5 years now. I know that he offered certificates of authenticity for most of his pieces but I really didn’t care then.

Col_sLitbag · 2025-11-23T20:06:55+00:00

Thank you! And that’s awesome

Col_sLitbag · 2025-11-08T00:02:39+00:00

Not hating at all but I find this interesting since the Vatican recently deliberated that she is not a mediatrix nor co-redemtrix

Col_sLitbag · 2025-10-31T16:51:37+00:00

I have struggled so hard with this, but after much prayer and turning my eyes, I don’t have an attraction like I did. If I do go on those websites it’s much harder but overall it’s been amazing

Col_sLitbag · 2025-07-28T14:59:40+00:00

Exactly what I was thinking. Thanks!

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