Enjoy Shark Week From July 7th - 13th WITh Prehistoric Shark Teeth Fossils
June 25 2024 - 11:00AM
Prehistoric sharks will be at the forefront this summer, as
Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week” is celebrated July 7th – 13th.
Families can experience ‘Shark Week’ with the added thrill of
prehistoric shark teeth fossils thanks to Bill Eberlein, the
founder of MegaTeeth Fossils. With over 25 years of diving
experience, Eberlein dives day-in and day-out in the waters of
Coastal Georgia in search of Megalodon shark teeth, the dinosaurs
of the seas, and shares his vast collection of fossils with those
wanting to take a bite out of ‘Shark Week’.
“It is one thing to learn about sharks and the ocean through
television, but it is completely different getting to hold an
actual fossil in your hands,” Eberlein said. “It’s an awesome
feeling to discover these unique pieces of aquatic history and
share them with the world.”
The excitement generated each year by the Discovery Channel’s
“Shark Week” prompts masses of people to learn more about the
aquatic creatures and explore all things shark-related. For
Eberlein, ‘Shark Week’ is a great way of connecting his career and
passion with those who want to learn more about the mysteries of
the ocean.
Eberlein spent many years taking leisure dives at shipwreck
sites but wasn’t introduced to fossil diving until he moved to
Savannah, GA in the late 1990s. He took a diving trip with friends
from work just for fun with no expectations off the coast of Hilton
Head Island and was instantly hooked on fossil diving with his
first Megalodon tooth find surprising himself and his
friends. As his personal fossil collection grew, he decided it
was time to part ways with some of his precious pieces and in 2000
he started MegaTeeth fossils. Eight years later he decided to
“take the plunge” to dive and sell his fossils full-time, leaving
his day jobs at Gulfstream and teaching at Savannah Technical
College. What was once a dream had come to fruition before
his very eyes – a business built around his treasure hunting SCUBA
diving passion.
“Building a business where I get to do something I love every
day has been such a great adventure. I get to go diving once or
twice a day, and then I get to share my discoveries with so many
people,” Eberlein said. “It’s so exciting to see customers purchase
the Megalodon fossils and hold a piece of history in their
hands.”
Megalodons were enormous sea creatures, members of the
now-extinct family of sharks, the Megashark. The name Megalodon
translates in Greek to “big tooth,” which is no exaggeration.
Evidence proves these ancient sharks could measure 60 feet in
length, which is the standard length of an entire bowling lane. A
single tooth from this shark is generally three to four inches but
the rarest examples can measure as much as seven inches long and
may weigh as much as a pound. The force of the teeth adds up, given
that Megalodons had 276 teeth! The bite force of a Megalodon
equates to about an impressive 40,000 pounds per square inch, which
is greater than the bite force of a T-rex dinosaur. Today, only the
fossils remain to carry on the daunting legacy of the Megalodon,
who roved the deepest parts of the oceans any time between 2 and 20
million years ago.
Families from all over the map can enjoy a piece of “Shark Week”
in their own home with a Megalodon tooth fossil. Eberlein’s
Megalodon teeth and other fossils, exhibited on his on his website
at https://megateeth.com/, are available for purchase. Each
item is from Eberlein’s personal collection. Over 200 fossils on
Megateeth.com are individually curated for authenticity and fossil
identification by Bill and Dodie Gay, his wife and business partner
of over a decade, and includes additional information and articles
about Eberlein’s hunting obsession beyond movies and Shark Week to
add one more Megalodon to his shark tooth collection.
Kristyn Beasley
Lesley Francis Public Relations
912-417-5377
kristyn@lesleyfrancispr.com