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Holden Beach

Fossil site Documented siteLegal to collect
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Shark teethShark teeth
FossilsFossils

Also reported: worn shell.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Dominik Vogt (CC BY-SA 3.0), Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Brunswick County strand noted for fossil shark teeth and shell

Documented by local shelling and fossil guides.

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