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Ashley River shark teeth, Summerville
Fossil site Documented siteLicence or permit
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Shark teeth
FossilsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Dominik Vogt (CC BY-SA 3.0), Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Why this spot
Oligocene phosphate beds of the lowcountry rivers, source of big Carcharocles teeth
The Summerville area is a storied shark tooth district in fossil literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
black water divingBoat traffic, alligators
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