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Savannah River spoil islands (Shark Tooth Island)

Fossil site, tidal Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Shark teethShark teeth
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: great white, bull.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Dominik Vogt (CC BY-SA 3.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Miocene-Pleistocene (dredged)

Savannah and Tybee boat tours land on dredge spoil islands in the lower Savannah River where megalodon and other teeth are found, and Fossilguy explains the material comes from river dredging.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

deep mud, slippery banks, tides

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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