Cooper River, South Carolina, USA | July 14-21, 2006

One intriguing fact of scuba diving is that it brings you to various geographic locations with different wildlife, people, culture, history, and water conditions. Among many of my memorable dive places, Cooper River is a unique one.

Cooper River hosts a large fossil bed and the fossils can be dated over millions of years. The river keeps washing the bottom, constantly exposing new fossils. Magalondon teeth are the most sought. These ancient sharks used to patrol the ocean. What fascinates people is their huge sizes. They easily dwarf great white sharks. If you don’t believe it, just take a look at their teeth. A tooth longer than 6 inches is not uncommon. Nearly every diver comes to the Cooper River with one single goal – to find mega-sized magalondon teeth.

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The dive operation is fairly simple. A single captain with a simple boat, and we stayed in the guest room of his house. I caught a very bad cold after the intense dives and the travel from Morehead City. But thankfully, the river was next to the house and the water was very warm. What I found particularly interesting was the dive itself. After about 15 or 20 feet below the surface, the river was completely dark. The water was flowing so you felt a very strong current. In fact, my dive light was mounted with a sharp stick that I could insert into the mud. So while I was shining light to look for fossils, I had a spare hand to dig things around.

Honestly, I felt okay even if I didn’t find a large tooth. All I wanted was to document the unique dive environment offered by the Cooper River. So my ‘free hand’ was holding my camera instead of constantly picking up the teeth. The dive time was carefully chosen: in water time was about a half hour before the tide changed. When the tide changes, the current will slow down and even stop for a moment. Less current means easier diving, so as the picture taking. As you can clearly see the particles in the water from a few of the pictures, which indicate the current disappears at that moment.

I spent sometime looking for fossils. The teeth I found were small. When I hold them in my hand, I feel that I am touching a piece of history. I wonder what the ancient sharks really looked like? Are they really very aggressive? How did the water and the land look like millions of years ago? How did they eventually become extinct?