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I’m a little late to getting around to posting this but it’s been a hectic week so far at work. I kayaked back out along the Calvert Cliffs last weekend and the weather was absolutely beautiful, getting close to if not over 80 degrees for the last weekend of October. I got on the water early to watch the sun rise and then started hunting. The nice weather definitely brought some more hunters out, with other kayakers, boaters, and jet skiers coming to the beach soon after landing. As expected it was a little slow but I still managed a nice little megalodon measuring 1.46” and a nice hastalis measuring 1.43”. As I was slowly checking out the shell line on the way back I found two micro megs, and a few dolphin teeth to finish the day off. All in all a great trip, love finding teeth and kayaking along the cliffs on a calm morning is just peaceful. See y’all next time!

Hello everyone, I'm a new fossil collector and have been wanting to purchase a megalodon tooth for a while. I have come across this tooth that's fairly priced and am wondering if it's too good to be true. The seller is unable to confirm the place of origin. Any advice or help is kindly appreciated. Also, how would one identify if a Meg tooth is real or a fake/replica? Thank you and appreciate any help given.

Last Thursday I went on a dive in Vinice, it's taken me this long to post because I've been cleaning up the teeth I found for the last week. All in all I got 16 megs, 6 complete (I gave one to a friend who's house I was staying at, so I don't have a picture of that one) two complete horse teeth, a 50 cal bullet shell I believe, and a few smaller teeth that I don't have any pictures of. Over all it was a great trip, probably my best dive so far, anyways, thanks for reading!

Was back out at the Peace River yesterday for only my third visit this season. Water levels and flow are reasonable at this point, although pulling up a shovel of matrix in the middle of the river still has quite a bit washed off. This time I was on the water by 7:30 am and headed up stream to a spot I have hunted often in past years. I was curious as to what changes the hurricane might have caused. I was pleasantly surprised! Last year water flow in this area was significantly restricted because of debris and it had turned into a stagnant pool. It was frustrating because in prior years I had pulled mammoth and mastodon teeth, tusk pieces and many large proboscidean leg and foot bones from the water. No finds in this spot last season. Yesterday was a different story. With the water flow restored the area had cleaned out nicely. I was able to target a prime spot from years past and after about 15 minutes of probing struck something solid about 4" to 5" below sand. I have made the mistake previously of being too aggressive with my probe and shovel and breaking pieces while trying to retrieve them. So, I went in with barehands, the water level was just low enough that I could reach the bottom and dig. It took a while to scoop away enough sand to loosen the large piece. Along the way I scooped up two additional smaller pieces. This was exciting as I was sure these first pieces were bone from a large mammal. The sand finally gave way and I pulled up a large, heavy bone that I am, sure is proboscidean. And here are all three: The large bone is easily 14" x 6" overall and I am thinking tibia/fibia. Upon getting these washed off it appears the smaller two could be a pair. Of what, I don't know. They hint toward patella for me. That was it for my scouting the old site. I had promised to meet a friend farther south on the river after my early hunt. He lives farther from the river and usually arrives 30 to 45 minutes after I do. Found him digging a new spot and he encouraged me to join him there as the gravel was thick and large. I agreed and as I pulled my second shovel of matrix from the water I saw a near perfect 1.75" Meg sitting in the shovel. This was turning out to be a great day. I later pulled up a 2" Meg a bit more worn, but still a keeper! A set of deer teeth, many more additional shark teeth and ,miscellaneous bones rounded out the day. Here's the Megs: I titled this report River Visit & Side Trip because today after running an errand I stopped by a land site I had pulled a good sized baleen whale vert from in Sept 2021. I figured maybe the hurricane had worked its magic here too. I discovered it had! Within minutes I spotted this sticking out of the ground - I hadn't planned on this stop when I left the house so my only option to get it out was the tire iron from my car. As I started to clear away the matrix I spotted another piece seen in the right of this photo - Here are both pieces fresh out of the ground - Another Baleen Whale Vert 5" long x 4 1/2" in circumference. The smaller piece is a section that came off the larger piece. It was that missing part that helped me spot it as in the first three photos you can see the dark shaded area. It looked like someone may have driven over it recently breaking that piece off. It was a good a two days. I am so motivated I will be returning to the Peace River tomorrow!!

Had a great trip again at the spot. Couldn't believe the uniqueness of a couple finds. Had a blast and probly ruined my sleeping for next few days, lol. Can't think about anything except getting back for more!!

Is there any spot we can go for Meg/shark teeth in the Hudson Florida area ? I know about Venice but wanted to see if anyone had luck a little bit further up the coast

Hello! I’ve been tracking my surrounding areas in the last year finding new spots that yield great things. And I’ve seen several people I’ve met in passing hit Gainesville with great success! I’ve read that there were some newer crack downs on fossil hunting in the city limits and I’m reaching out for any further information or even any local hunters willing to get out and breathe some smooth fresh air this Sunday, December 12th? This may be one of my last hunts for a while due to a beautiful life addition coming up! Ive done plenty of reading up on Hogstown and Rattlesnake but I’d love any local information! thanks a million! here are a few Teeth I picked up the other day here in Panama City Beach with the dredging going on just off shore

Got back to the Peace River yesterday for what turned out to be a beautiful day with a variety of finds and new friends. On arrival at the river a little before 8 am the temperature was a balmy 48*F. The temperature was projected to rise into the mid 70's but I started out the day in my wetsuit and dive boots with hoodie overall to combat the early morning chill. I usually hunt north of Payne Creek State Park but decided to go south today where Megalodon teeth are more easily found. I haven't targeted the big shark teeth since last spring. I returned to the area where I found my first 3" whole Meg last June and saw some evidence that others had been searching in the area. The water was very clear and shallow and it was easy to pick out a spot to start digging. There is a lot of gravel in this area and it seems to produce good finds across the width of the river. In just the second load in the sifter I came up with an almost whole 3" meg. The good finds continued for an hour or more with many small shark teeth, more partial megs, a nice whole glyptodont osteoderm and a nice sized cetacean vert. I then took a break from digging and walked around in the shallow water for a bit which resulted in my spotting a nice 2.25" meg just lying on the river bottom waiting to be picked up. Just prior to the walk around a couple in two kayaks passed heading south. I noticed they had sifters on board and we just exchanged hellos as they passed. The temperature was warming up a bit and I decided to take a break, empty out my dive boots and warm my feet up. As I was about to return to digging the couple that had passed returned heading north. The gentleman asked if I minded if they beached their kayaks alongside mine and I welcomed them to do so. It took only a few minutes to discover that they were the ones who had been working the area most recently and that I had taken over digging in one of their spots. It also turned out that the gentleman is a member of the Forum under the name @JMT2015. So, not only was I finding new fossils but also getting to meet new TFF friends. We spent the rest of the day working the area and I am glad to say they also found Megs and other interesting specimens. I concentrated on the same hole, going deeper and widening it with the result of several nice finds during the afternoon. A partial whale ear bone, 2 dolphin ear bones, a 2.75" Mako, a pice of juvenile Mastodon tooth, partial dolphin tooth, Burr fish mouth plate, piece of gator(?) jaw, turtle leg spurs, turtle scute and two unknowns - one possibly another ear bone and one a tooth. Photos of some of the days finds follow: The Cetacean Vert: The Megs - The Juvenile Mastodon tooth piece - The ear bones - Turtle spurs and scute, Burr fish mouth plate, jaw piece and partial dolphin tooth - The Mako - All in all a very good day on the river - looking forward to my next visit!

Anyone having any luck this winter so far along the Potomac? Found bunches of sand shark teeth so far. Tides been high lately haven't been able to do anything this past weekend. Just checking to see if anyone has been finding anything good.

My finds from 7/20/19. My location had lots of people on it, but surprisingly I did good. I found a corner of a meg, a nice bull shark tooth, A nice sand tiger tooth, And lots of bone. All of these where found near Beaufort SC.

I just purchased a Badger Air-Brush Co. 260-1, but from the looks of the previous posts the abrasive media that comes with it is junk. I'm going to try to use it on the top "rough part" of Meg Teeth that I get out of Venice. I've tried the vinegar and dental picks, but I don't like the color bleaching that can happen, nor can I get into every single crack with a dental pick on encrusted teeth. What do you guys recommend for me to try with this brush? Here's an example of what we normally pull out of the ocean before any cleaning.

Hello everyone, I would first like to preface my post with thanking three members who replied to many emails with advice and insight into my past week hunting the Peace River in Florida, @shellseeker (jack), @digit (ken), and @Sacha (john). A very big thanks to John for allowing me to join him on 2 separate days and honestly, really show me how to harvest fossils the correct way. I wouldn't have 3/4 of the fossils I collected without his assistance. That being said, I was able to find my first megs, some horse material, Scutes, tons of awesome hemis, and a few other odds and ends. There were a couple of pieces I wanted ask about on the forum. I'll start with what John and I leaned towards being whale teeth and go from there...note the striations.

Added three new teeth in recent times to my collection of exotic meg teeth, I'd like to share since there,s not to many images from these localities out there, the photos maybe in shabby quality because I pulled them directly from my Instagram page to save time. 1) This partial tip of a meg was found in the Chiba prefecture of Japan! Acquiring this, even just a fragment was a real pain in the butt as megs from Japan are extremely scare. 2) Even though its not a Meg of course but still being the closest ancestor, this 3.1inch chubutensis tooth was found at a land site in Lecce, Italy with gorgeous color! 3) This tooth measuring 4.1 inches came from new site in Bangkalan City, Java, Indonesia. A majority of the megs here were found with absolutely terrible preservation so this one is one of the best out of the bunch! A few more pics of these teeth can be found on their posts on my page at https://www.instagram.com/nyislandfossils/ if its ok to post this here.

I'm new to fossil hunting. Got my start on the Cooper in SC. I am currently in Richmond VA and looking for opportunities closer to the house. I have a shallow running river boat, all my own SCUBA gear with advanced certifications and equipment. Any leads are appreciated. Also willing to take someone knowledgeable of places to hunt along the Virginia coast and rivers. Thank you Billy

I sent these off to Matt the sharks tooth repairer and he did a really good job. I bought these many years ago but realized I would never get around to it. Matt did a really good job!! I am very happy with these!!! RB

Hello everyone, I'd like to share my extreme budget collection of megs for the US as requested, I've have been collecting shark teeth and other for a little over a year and a half now on a budget and have been surprised by what I was able to get a hold of so far. Condition doesn't bother me hence the budget but I have been able to find some megs from from interesting locations over the short period of time I've been collecting with a little bit of luck. I estimate I spent no more than $1,100 in total for this small collection. Tag me if there's any teeth you'd like to take a closer look at. In order: 1) Ace Basin, Ashepoo River SC 2) Lee Creek, Aurora, NC 3) Ocean teeth likely from offshore SC 4) Georgia??? 5) 7 inch+ meg fragment likely from offshore SC 6) Virginia Red Site (repaired) 7) Georgia??? 8) Virginia 9) St. Mary's??? 10) Georgia??? (repaired) 11) Summerville 12) Ocean teeth likely from offshore SC 13) St. Mary's Last photo: 6inch+ Calvert Cliffs, Maryland (restored) I'll do bone valleys for part 3 sometime soon! @ynot @WhodamanHD @snolly50 @sixgill pete

A couple of members have been asking about my recent trip to dive the ledges off Wilmington. Here is a quick trip summary. We chartered a fast 43ft boat that took us out 42 miles to an area that is a little over 100ft deep. That takes two hours of running to get there. Then we dive using big 120cu ft HP steel tanks filled with Nitrox (air with more oxygen mixed in it), so that we can stay on the bottom a bit longer than if we were using air. We did two dives on the first day, and returned back 5 more days in a row, diving 3 tanks every day after the first day. We dove 17 dives in six days, all over 100ft. This was the first time I ever got to go out everyday that we were scheduled to go. The weather is quite variable 42 miles from shore, and it was a gift to get out that many times in a week. They had to cancel the day before we arrived, and the day after we left. We had a perfect weather window, but not without hurricane GERT going by to give us 10ft swells for a day. That was a real eye-opener to see how much the swells could move you and the bottom 100ft down. Everything and everybody was surging back and forth about six feet with each passing wave overhead. Easy now to see how disturbed the bottom could be over millions of years and thousands of severe storms. My final tooth count for the week was: 77 megs, 93 makos, 35 whites, 1 benny, and 2 tiny hemis. I got 1 meg over 6 inches, and around 15 or 20 4's and 5's. A couple huge 2.5 in GW's with no roots, and a decent 2.75 in mako that cleaned up with some nice color. Some dives I came up with almost nothing, and the next dive I needed a lift bag to get them all up...LOL. Everything is big out there... We had a 14ft Tiger shark circle us, I saw 2 Lionfish at the anchor that must have been over 2ft in length, a huge brown sting ray went by along the ledge, and I saw a Lizardfish that had to be a world record 2ft+. It looked like the big iguanas in the Fla Keys. Here is a before and after pic to prove some of it is true! The above picture is before soaking in diluted cider vinegar for a few days. This is after cleaning. All the teeth to the right of the ruler are the great whites. I don't see a lot of quality teeth from out there, but you get a lot of big teeth. The smaller 2's and 3's are often much nicer condition. If you want better quality you need to dive in the rivers, or hunt the low country on foot... But if you think it's fun to find a meg in your screen, imagine seeing them laying on the bottom from a few feet away. The big meg above was laying in plain sight waiting for me to adopt it. Too much fun... P.S. I'll be back...

Years ago my wife and I hunted the Arner Ranch in NE for Oligocene vert material. The trip was led by Frank Garcia, and a number of collectors that came with him were from FL. I cultivated some new friendships on that trip, and one was a gentleman named Rob. Having collected previously with some of the same guys, Rob and I became fast friends. Last year I guided/pointed Rob around Texas for 2 weeks. His trip was well timed in the aftermath of massive statewide flooding, and he went home with huge amounts of varied material. His truck was literally sagging in the rear end on the way home. One hand washes the other in this business. My trip to FL was perfectly timed to capitalize on seasonally dry conditions, leave Valentine's Day alone, and beat the crush of Spring Break. The last week of Feb resulted in optimal conditions. I drove not only to haul finds home, but also to deliver ammonites to my hosts without the hassle of airlines. Anyway, Rob has some honey holes on the Peace River, and we hit several. The first put us on a collision course with varied Pleistocene material, including mammoth. A sampling is shown below. We grabbed busted Megs, and good examples of Hemipristis, mako, bull, sand tiger, tiger, and lemon sharks, glyptodont, Holmesina, llama, horse, turtle, whale, gator etc.

I spent most of another day in a spot I've worked the last 4 or 5 times out, but had only moderate results this time. It's getting very hard to dig since the water is still cold, I'm wearing a 5 mil wetsuit and I'm up to my neck in the hole with not bottom showing yet. I wore an 18 pound weight belt for much of the day to keep me on the bottom and give me some leverage with the shovel. It's very tiring, but I really like the spot because the gravel is big and there is tons of bone mixed in......just not much in good shape......yet. Anyway, with guests coming next week for a little trip, I wanted to find a couple alternate spots to try, since the goal of all of our visitors is to find a nice meg. I stopped in a spot that gets lots of pressure and dropped in a hole that looked promising. The megs just started coming hand over fist. Nothing pristine, but 4 that are pretty darn nice with lots of other give away quality teeth. Hope I can do this again of next Friday when guests arrive. We tried an area very close to this one for an episode of "Fossil Hunters" and nobody in the group found anything other than fragments. It's just luck of the draw......and persistence. Here's the take for yesterday.

couple of megs. not as big as my son's find from last year but good color closer of the left tooth craig