Megalodon Hunter
The largest shark that ever lived — sixty feet long, teeth the size of your hand — went extinct roughly 3.6 million years ago. It left its teeth on the bottom of what were then shallow seas. Those seas are now beaches and riverbeds across America. The teeth are still there. You just have to look at the right angle in the right light.
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Calvert Cliffs State Park on the Chesapeake Bay. 15-million-year-old fossil beds exposed by erosion. Walk the beach at low tide and look in the gravel. Black triangles in the dark pebbles.
Called the Shark Tooth Capital of the World. Shark's teeth wash up constantly on the beach between Venice and Englewood. Go in the morning, walk the waterline, look for black triangles.
Edisto Beach State Park. Black fossilized teeth in the surf. The beach replenishes naturally — new finds after every storm. If you see a black tooth that looks like an arrowhead, pick it up.
Triangular shape with serrated edges. Black or dark grey = old, fossilized. White or tan = recent. Any size counts — meg teeth ranged from half an inch to seven inches. The small ones are easiest to find.