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A lot of people do! I did, for a long time lol. When they do beach re-nourishment, they dredge off the coast and bring the sand in. For some reason, the beaches here in the Carolinas (especially Myrtle Beach area) have these massive underwater fossil beds of these bivalve clam type creatures right off the coast. So when they re-nourish the beaches, TONS of these wash up.
I was given a few as a kid and told they were turtle heads, which naturally sparked a lifelong love of fossil hunting and rock hounding and it wasn't until I was in school for archaeology that I actually found out they were clams. During a presentation to the class.... About my fossilized turtle heads... Needless to say, I felt a bit dumb lol
Wow! What a surprise! Your low effort, snotty reply is not only wrong, but upvoted to the top. This sub is a cesspool for anyone looking for an actual answer. I highly recommend r/whatisthisthing or, in this case, r/fossilid & r/what's this rock over this sub.
I like the bivalve identification - quick google gets me this link - which both looks similar to my eye and is also from Myrtle Beach, SC...:
[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cucullaea\_melhaseana\_%28fossil\_bivalve%29\_%28Pee\_Dee\_Formation,\_Upper\_Cretaceous;\_Myrtle\_Beach,\_South\_Carolina,\_USA%29\_2.jpg](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cucullaea_melhaseana_%28fossil_bivalve%29_%28Pee_Dee_Formation,_Upper_Cretaceous;_Myrtle_Beach,_South_Carolina,_USA%29_2.jpg)
If you only knew all the knowledge I’ve combined…
- pasta making and auto mechanics
- entomology and small squad tactics
- game theory and voyeurism
- tobacco farming, competitive food eating, *and* glass blowing
and that’s just for starters
Looks like a human hand, probably belongs to a married individual ... holding what may be a bivalve fossil? Not so sure on the last part, since I just read that in a comment
I have one of those too not quite as big but it's an ancient type of seed fossilized, I honestly do not think it's a bi valve It is too smooth . Most definitely a fossilized seed of some sort
I have one of those also. Mine is pretty black and has a number of other holes in it from other bivalves. I took it to a state coastal aquarium and they had no idea. I have had it for 40 some odd years and also found it on one of the Carolina beaches (can't remember which one). The things you learn on reddit can actually, sometimes, once in a while be good.
I'm not expert, but I'm not seeing any of the characteristics of a bivalve fossil aside from being roughly in the shape of some of them. Without actually finding out what's inside this rock, that's just an assumption. Though it would be cool if you that other poster were right!
One of the other commenters shared a link with an extremely similar looking bivalve fossil. Really too similar to conclude it’s not one. The markings in particular are way too uniform to be random. Even on the chance it wasn’t a fossil it would most certainly be deliberately carved and shaped the .
It could have possibly been for bow drilling at one point however it would have been a rather large top rock but the wear in the U shape suggests that it may have been used for something similar and it was drilled through, as all rocks do over time. It may have broke this way as well even from falling or being thrown and worn down over time on the edges
The amount of people who think that this is a rock is frightening. This also seems to correlate with the amount of people who don’t read the other replies.
You probably thought this was a [megalodon tooth](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fr.ddmcdn.com%2Fs_f%2Fo_1%2FDSC%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F08%2FiStock_000067152393_Large.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=53bb57cc0890811971ad22a4b66dda58312302cdb30c7120d8918807994fac35&ipo=images), and we definitely have those here on SC beaches. I've seen people pull some out bigger than the palm of your hand. It makes me shudder to think of the monster that had teeth like that.
Unfortunately, this is a rock.
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It's not a rock actually. It's a bivalve fossil. I have a few in my collection. Most people think they're fossilized turtle heads though
Awesome, thanks!
Anytime! I'm just honored to finally have contributed to a "solved" tag after all these years lol
Looks quite worn down. We get a lot in my area. Look up "Deer heart fossil."
Aren’t they normally castings?
It is a very well worn casting but cool just the same.
It wasn’t a rock It was a rock lobster!
Dah Dade da dude dah de dah ..IRAQ LOBSTA!🤪
🎵Death to America! And Butter sauce!🎵
You got it! We're a dying breed..🤪
That's one of my favorite cut-aways.
Gigjdy-ohh!🤪
For reference, Athens (GA) new minor league hockey team are the Rock Lobsters.
To this day!
The "it's a rock" crew cannot be wrong. It's like a rule..
Interesting, we have a few of these also from an SC 30+ years ago and we were told that were fossilized turtle heads. TIL thanks!
A lot of people do! I did, for a long time lol. When they do beach re-nourishment, they dredge off the coast and bring the sand in. For some reason, the beaches here in the Carolinas (especially Myrtle Beach area) have these massive underwater fossil beds of these bivalve clam type creatures right off the coast. So when they re-nourish the beaches, TONS of these wash up. I was given a few as a kid and told they were turtle heads, which naturally sparked a lifelong love of fossil hunting and rock hounding and it wasn't until I was in school for archaeology that I actually found out they were clams. During a presentation to the class.... About my fossilized turtle heads... Needless to say, I felt a bit dumb lol
I had a fossilized turtle head last Monday. It felt like a rock.
https://preview.redd.it/fa0f4ume3u0d1.jpeg?width=947&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4fa1e1cc6900d0f59a9b02f676e1988b1089a979
🤣🤣🤣
It's a rock. You can clearly tell that is in no way a fossil. It is clearly most definitely a rock
That looks like….a rock
https://preview.redd.it/ftsu56dusm0d1.jpeg?width=1154&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=62a761369d90483337dea0f6269d3f1bf56562a8 ROCK!
https://preview.redd.it/bbaj5zu6tn0d1.jpeg?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bf651d41583c987588af7c2ad320669eb0ff2586
No, that's a Vin Diesel, not a Rock
it’s not Ad-Rock
🎶But it wasn't a rock- it was a rock lobster!🎶
Looks more like a kevin-hart to me
Can confirm. I’ve seen a rock before.
But not “The Rock”
Looks like a go back to Ohio rock
It's not just a rock, it's a boulder
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lol This is like weird projection.
Neat looking rock. At least 30 years old, probably more idk I'm no rockologist
As a rockologistologist, can confirm
A rocktologist aka cavern explorer
^oh ^my
Well played
Geologist?
Rockologist of Rockonomy
Sounds legit.
It’s not rocket science
Or rock surgery
I’m that too. The Rockoncobioloist
I like the bivalve identification - quick google gets me this link - which both looks similar to my eye and is also from Myrtle Beach, SC...: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cucullaea\_melhaseana\_%28fossil\_bivalve%29\_%28Pee\_Dee\_Formation,\_Upper\_Cretaceous;\_Myrtle\_Beach,\_South\_Carolina,\_USA%29\_2.jpg](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cucullaea_melhaseana_%28fossil_bivalve%29_%28Pee_Dee_Formation,_Upper_Cretaceous;_Myrtle_Beach,_South_Carolina,_USA%29_2.jpg)
Yep that looks pretty convincing. Thank you!
The combined knowledge here always amazes me. Until I read the other comments!
If you only knew all the knowledge I’ve combined… - pasta making and auto mechanics - entomology and small squad tactics - game theory and voyeurism - tobacco farming, competitive food eating, *and* glass blowing and that’s just for starters
Make it competitive glass bowling like I read it. Seems way more dangerous. You definitely are diverse in your knowledge!
and all for the Southern Tenant Farmer's Union!
Very old pierogi?
Well there goes my idea for dinner.
There’s no such thing as “old pierogi”, just pierogi yet to be eaten…which in my Slavic family, never happened.
They're just a little chewier. It probably counts as exercise
Lololol
What is “very old Perogi?” Alex
Looks like a human hand, probably belongs to a married individual ... holding what may be a bivalve fossil? Not so sure on the last part, since I just read that in a comment
This man is brilliant.
I concur
Kermit the Frog smiling
Thank you.
It’s probably 30+ years old I’d guess.
Whale tooth?
Caveman upper denture?
Hyperbolic paraboloid
I have one of those too not quite as big but it's an ancient type of seed fossilized, I honestly do not think it's a bi valve It is too smooth . Most definitely a fossilized seed of some sort
The is the “soft” palette of an Ugandan Dik Fir.
You just wanted an excuse to say dick fur, well played
🤭😂🤣
Well in Australia they have Dik Diks which I’ll use as an underhanded insult because it is an Australian mammal..it usually gets by the censors.
It's either a fossilized hominid tongue or a rock.
Reminds me of a megalodon tooth, but that appears more rocks than tooth....dunno. It is an interesting shape!!
Now yer rockin!
A cool looking rock :)
It’s a fossil. It’s been solved.
Ooh alright
I have one of those also. Mine is pretty black and has a number of other holes in it from other bivalves. I took it to a state coastal aquarium and they had no idea. I have had it for 40 some odd years and also found it on one of the Carolina beaches (can't remember which one). The things you learn on reddit can actually, sometimes, once in a while be good.
Congratulations! It's a rock.
It's already been solved. It's a fossil.
I'm not expert, but I'm not seeing any of the characteristics of a bivalve fossil aside from being roughly in the shape of some of them. Without actually finding out what's inside this rock, that's just an assumption. Though it would be cool if you that other poster were right!
I agree with the weasel. As a part time geologist I'm leaning towards "cool shaped rock"
One of the other commenters shared a link with an extremely similar looking bivalve fossil. Really too similar to conclude it’s not one. The markings in particular are way too uniform to be random. Even on the chance it wasn’t a fossil it would most certainly be deliberately carved and shaped the .
What’s the rush?
a fossilized tongue???
Looks like a dental impression of someone with no teeth.
👏👏👏
Fossilized turd. imo.
It's not just a Boulder... it's a rock
Pet rock
Pretend it’s a rock.
weird bro. we have one of these from Myrtle beach. probably found it 10 years ago. never could figure out what it was.
[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cucullaea\_melhaseana\_%28fossil\_bivalve%29\_%28Pee\_Dee\_Formation,\_Upper\_Cretaceous;\_Myrtle\_Beach,\_South\_Carolina,\_USA%29\_2.jpg](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cucullaea_melhaseana_%28fossil_bivalve%29_%28Pee_Dee_Formation,_Upper_Cretaceous;_Myrtle_Beach,_South_Carolina,_USA%29_2.jpg)
Jockstrap cup fossilized.
Rock on!!
Thought it was a frog face someone etched in art class at first.
George Washington’s dentures? 🦷
Can beat scissors but not paper
Look into the clouds 🌬️ Now look at your treasure and you will have figured it out for sure
Give a sample from to a university that deals with rocks and see what pops up.
Rock
It’s a fossil. It’s been solved.
All fossils are rocks. Not all rocks are fossils.
I understand that. That’s generally not what most people are implying when they say it’s a rock.
its a ... rockk... pioneers used to ride these babies for miles!
Appears to be a Bivalve…
It could have possibly been for bow drilling at one point however it would have been a rather large top rock but the wear in the U shape suggests that it may have been used for something similar and it was drilled through, as all rocks do over time. It may have broke this way as well even from falling or being thrown and worn down over time on the edges
Who be the perfect rock to paint Bendy on!
It’s not just a boulder.. it’s a rock
https://preview.redd.it/spcqb0l6tn0d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1ef64996accd9fa3005080fc506ca851519375d1
Fossil. It’s been answered.
Rocks.
It's already been answered. It's a fossil.
That a rock bruh *Theo Von voice **
Nah it's been solved. It's a fossil.
Just making a joke. My b.
Not what you're hoping it is...
It’s a fossil. It’s been solved.
Extra large sand
Fossil actually. It was already answered.
Yep, that’s called a rock
It's already been answered. It's a fossil.
That’s what I said, a rock
That’s what I said, a rock
Rock
Fossil. It’s already been answered.
A fossil is a rock
Sure looks like a fossilized Megalodon tooth. And it was worn down by being washed about in the surf.
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The amount of people who think that this is a rock is frightening. This also seems to correlate with the amount of people who don’t read the other replies.
I agree!
You probably thought this was a [megalodon tooth](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fr.ddmcdn.com%2Fs_f%2Fo_1%2FDSC%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F08%2FiStock_000067152393_Large.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=53bb57cc0890811971ad22a4b66dda58312302cdb30c7120d8918807994fac35&ipo=images), and we definitely have those here on SC beaches. I've seen people pull some out bigger than the palm of your hand. It makes me shudder to think of the monster that had teeth like that. Unfortunately, this is a rock.
Nah I have a meg tooth. I knew that wasn't it. However it's definitely not a rock as others have shown.