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Port Royal Sound

Beaufort County, South Carolina
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Next site in South CarolinaCoosaw River · 13 mi

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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 9, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.

Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Port Royal Sound

Port Royal Sound is a fossil collection site in Beaufort, South Carolina, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. The depositional environment is recorded as estuary/bay. Documented finds include Mysticeti, Galeocerdo cuvier, Carcharhinus obscurus, Carcharhinus falciformis, Carcharhinus longimanus, Carcharhinus plumbeus.

Geologic setting

Geologic interval
Pleistocene to Holocene
Depositional environment
estuary/bay
Recorded occurrences
6
Locality notes

Port Royal Sound, near Laurel Bay

Fossils found here

Mysticeti
Mammalia
Galeocerdo cuvier
Chondrichthyes · Galeocerdonidae
Carcharhinus obscurus
Chondrichthyes · Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinus falciformis
Chondrichthyes · Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinus longimanus
Chondrichthyes · Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinus plumbeus
Chondrichthyes · Carcharhinidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 91707 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Port Royal Sound

Can you collect at Port Royal Sound?

It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.

What minerals are found at Port Royal Sound?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.