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Angustidens

The Chandler Bridge Dig

The Chandler Bridge Dig The temperature outside was a mere 34 degrees and the sun was barely shining through the cloudy skies but the team

Ashley formation

Waipatiid of the Ashley: Part 1

We were out scouting a new construction site when I noticed a section of thin bone material jutting out of the wall of the retention

Dolphins

Making History: When We All Come Together

For years there has been a disconnect between the world of academic paleontologists and the world of amateur paleontologists. The academics – responsible for building

Eocene

Eocene Dugong

Walking along the bottom of the 80 ft deep limestone quarry at Giant Cement, Josh spotted a line of bone protruding from the floor of

Charleston tours

The Megalodon of Dreams

It was a beautiful sunny day in the field and we had Dana Fleck’s Photography out with us to do a photo shoot for the

Ashley formation

Waipatiid of the Ashley: Part 2

The specimen was home and ready for prepping – so what comes next? Well it started with cutting open the jacket to once again expose

Basilosauridae

The Basilosaurid Recovery

The Basilosaurids were a group of cetaceans that lived during the Eocene epoch from roughly 40 to 33.9 million years ago. Today, the remains of

Angustidens

The Halloween Monsoon of 2021

The story of over 1000 fossils recovered after the “monsoon” of Halloween weekend of 2021