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 Florida has the richest fossil record of vertebrate animals of the eastern United States. Florida has the distinction of being the richest state for vertebrate fossils from both land and marine animals east of the Mississippi River.

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CREEKS AND RIVERS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA ARE THE HOST OF SOME AMAZING FOSSILS

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Florida Fossil Shark Teeth

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Ten million years ago, when Florida was submerged under water, the area was teeming with sharks. Over time, as the water receded giving way to land, the prehistoric sharks died – their skeletons disintegrated, but their fossilized teeth remained.

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MAMMOTH TOOTH
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