Sip back and explore Georgia’s Coastal Plain preserves one of the richest shark fossil records in the southeastern United States. Designated in 1976, the shark tooth is Georgia’s official state fossil, reflecting millions of years of marine history. From Late Cretaceous seas to Eocene lagoons, sedimentary clays yield abundant shark teeth, including the iconic Carcharocles megalodon, alongside diverse extinct and living shark lineages. Fossils are commonly found along rivers a