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Cooper River fossil dives

Fossil site Documented siteLicence or permit
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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

Blackwater river lag gravels famous for megalodon teeth

Signature South Carolina fossil diving river.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

zero-visibility divingBoat traffic, alligators

Keep exploring nearby

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