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Wando River fossil dives

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Shark teethShark teeth
FossilsFossils

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

Why this spot

Oligocene-Pliocene

SSI's fossil diving feature describes licensed divers hand-sifting the Wando River bed near Charleston for megalodon teeth at slack tide.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

zero visibilityTidal currents, boat traffic

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