- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- State Fossil
- Creator:
- Schwimmer, David R.
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Fossils--Georgia
Carcharocles megalodon--Georgia
Coins--United States
Sharks, Fossil--Georgia
Teeth, Fossil--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The state fossil of Georgia is the tooth of Carcharocles megalodon, a large shark that became extinct at the end of the Pliocene period. The pictured specimen, which dates to the Late Miocene, was found near Savannah and measures 11 centimeters.
Image of a fossilized tooth of Carcharocles megalodon, which is the Georgia state fossil. Carcharocles megalodon is a large shark that became extinct at the end of the Cretaceous period. The pictured specimen, which dates to the Late Miocene, was found near Savannah, Georgia and measures 11 centimeters. A nickel sits above the fossil to provide a size comparison. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/paleontology-of-the-coastal-plain-province/m-7655/
- Rights Holder:
- Photograph by David R. Schwimmer
- Original Collection:
- Paleontology of the Coastal Plain Province
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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