[CLOSED] LordM Giveaway #139 (2 Prehistoric Miocene fossil shark teeth from coastal Georgia)

LordM Giveaway #139 (2 Prehistoric Miocene fossil shark teeth from coastal Georgia)

Contest status: CLOSED
Drawing: 31 January 2026
Winner: @ElKevvo
Shipped: 3 February 2026
Winner's receipt: 6 February 2026

To enter this giveaway, merely post below to say you want these!

I will do a random drawing on or shortly after February 1, 2026. (Drawing done on January 31st.)

This giveaway lot consists of two prehistoric fossilized shark teeth found in dredge spoil material brought up from the bottom of Saint Simons Sound in Glynn County, Georgia, USA. I personally found the first tooth (the Hemipristis) and the second (the Megalodon) was found by one of my friends.

(Fossil #1) Prehistoric (Miocene) shark tooth, Hemipristis serra- extinct "Snaggletooth” shark

This is a tooth from Hemipristis serra, an extinct species of weasel shark from the Miocene epoch, 23.03 to 5.33 million years ago.

This is a nice example with glossy surfaces and just one small chip on the tip. The prominent serrations of this type of tooth are quite noticeable on this one. This tooth measures 34.8 mm (1.37 inches) slantwise, making it a reasonably large example for the species. I believe the type is relatively scarce overall, though I have been fortunate enough to find several of them in my locality.

(Fossil #2) Prehistoric (Early Miocene to Early Pliocene) Megalodon shark tooth, St. Simons Sound, GA

This is a tooth from the famous monster Megalodon shark, a species of extinct giant mackerel shark that lived approximately 23 to 3.6 million years ago, between the Early Miocene and Early Pliocene eras. They were among the largest sharks ever known to have existed.

The tooth measures 66.3 mm (2.61 inches) slantwise. That makes it only a small- to lower-medium-sized example for a Megalodon tooth, some of which can get to be quite large. Examples over four or five inches long can be expensive, and examples from six to seven inches exceedingly so. Though not as enormous as some, this particular example is still respectably large and heavy enough that you could use it for a paperweight.

It has lost one corner- that often happens with bigger fossil teeth that came up through a dredge. But it is in otherwise decent condition, with nice surfaces.

This tooth would have come from a shark that was perhaps the size of a delivery van!

The Megalodon is of course legendary, and their teeth are very popular with collectors. They used those teeth to eat whales, and other marine mammals.

Caveat: I am not a fossil expert- most of what I know about fossil shark teeth is from researching the ones I have found.