fossils

Charter season is starting in the next week or so so come dive with Blackbeard Scuba in Southport! We are so excited to do some spearfishing and fossil hunting this summer! Email blackbeardscuba@gmail.com or message us through facebook or instagram to sign up for NAUI classes and charters!

My son and I went for a fossil dive on the Cooper River in SC with Johnny Cercopely at Cooper River Dive Charters. This was our first black water experience and I thought it might be useful to others considering a similar dive. Johnny runs his own boat and does 3-tank charters. Initial prep...

Our research on the paleontology of the Dominican Republic was featured in an article in Forbes Science last week. We survey and recover fossil remains of many extinct species (e.g., monkeys, giant sloths) that were once central components of the Caribbean islands. These remains are best...

Looks like a good weekend to find some treasure! Anybody going out?

I plan to put on my scuba unit and walk-in the Edisto river this weekend. I will be snooping around for fossils. Water temp 74 degrees F. Air temp 76 degrees F.