Alesia suggested we stop and walk around a new construction site near the clubhouse and driving range at the Wescott Golf Course off Dorchester Road in North Charleston.
Alesia snapped a couple nice photos. Click on this image to see the jagged edges of a fossil that may be, what, thousands of years old.
I put the tooth in a small clear bag to tell it apart from the others in our collection. Most of these shark’s teeth and vertebrae were found by my sons and me years ago when we moved to Coosaw Creek. We were early settlers in this beautiful neighborhood and would go to the back of the property where new roads were being created.
Finding fossils is fun and challenging. Sunday’s discover makes me want to get out and look for some more…soon!
Update: November 24- Thanksgiving Day
Alesia and I returned to the Wescott site for a little pre-dinner exercise. We spotted another fossil hunter named Nathan who had been out here for about an hour.
Wow, he found more than two dozen pieces, mostly shark’s teeth and some vertebrae parts.
Nathan let me see what he had in his baggie. Click on the image for a better look!
This was his biggest find so far today. Nathan told me how he and his father are experienced fossil finders, saying they have a “mini museum” of fossils.
He found a tiny white tooth while I walked with him.
This encounter encourages me to return to this site even though we struck out today.
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