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Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune

Fossil site, tidal Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

FossilsFossils
Shark teethShark teeth

Also reported: ray plates.

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

Why this spot

Miocene-Pleistocene (reworked)

Two regional guides describe Onslow Beach as rich in fossil shark teeth and lightly hunted because access is limited to the military community.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

military installation rules, surf

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