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Lower Myakka River

Fossil site Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Shark teethShark teeth

Also reported: ray plates.

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

Why this spot

Miocene-Pliocene

In 2021 a diver free-diving for fossil shark teeth in the Myakka River was bitten by an alligator, as reported by FOX 13; collector guides also list the Myakka for megalodon teeth.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

alligatorsTannic zero visibility, boat traffic

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