These were collected in NC and were beach collected and all dead. I was told
that the "black fossils" from Portsmouth, NC are somewhat famous. They were
washed in from off shore deposits over the winter apparently. We have one
(one valve) oyster and several whelks.

I am not set up at the moment to take photographs.
Matt
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I have had folks collect for me in South Carolina. The material was beach
collected, all dead. There were some Cretaceous fossils in there. I assume
that they were thrown up on shore for outcropings under water/offshore. It
might be useful if you could provide some images.

Regards,
Charlie
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Research Associate - Section of Mollusks
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Assistant Professor - Family Medicine

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