So, we started wondering why we found all the sharks teeth out where we did, and I googled a bit and found this…
A super-sized version of the modern great white shark, Megalodon Charcharocles megalodon is estimated to have been 50 feet long. It ruled as the undisputed top predator in the ocean until 1.5 million years ago, leaving six-inch-long teeth littered around the globe like disposable razors.It’s a rare find. Paleontologists have uncovered only one other putative nursery for the ferocious beasts in what is today South Carolina.
via Prehistoric Shark Nursery Spawned Giants : Discovery News.
This was after Nate found this…
Apparently this area of South Carolina is an exposed section of the Chandler Bridge Formation, rich in sharks teeth. More detail than you can stand available in this geological / biological discussion… see map on page 628
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