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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.