Originally Featured in The New Yorker By Brent Crane Eberlein with 50 lb Mastodon Jaw. Photo by Sean Halfert. On a sunny January morning outside Richmond Hill, Georgia, Bill Eberlein, a fifty-two-year-old former I.T. specialist, went diving in a local creek. He wore a wetsuit, a drysuit, a dive hood, …
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The Smithsonian Channel sent a crew from Blink Productions to film one of my dives for their special Top Ten Deadliest Beasts. There was a lot more to the show which can be seen here: https://www.smithsonianchannel.com/shows/top-ten-deadliest-beasts/0/3462226 or on the Smithsonian Channel. This is just the part they videoed of my …
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Not for Sale. From a post in 2010 with updated photos. I did not fully appreciate how rare this tooth was back then. I had only been diving about 8 years for these. Almost 15 years later I still have never found a tooth close to this. I’m so glad …
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Off the coast near Savannah, Georgia, Eberlein who has dived for almost 40 years, secures his scuba gear and leans off the side of his boat, bobbing in the muddy low country water. On the count of three, he jumps off the boat into the river, making sure to connect …
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Shark Week, an annual television event that has captured the fascination of millions around the globe, is a thrilling celebration of the ocean’s apex predators. With a history spanning several decades, Shark Week has become a cultural phenomenon, providing viewers with an immersive experience into the world of sharks. This …
Megalodon teeth are highly sought after by collectors, and there are two main categories of these teeth: original and restored. Original megalodon teeth are fossils that have not been altered in any way, while restored megalodon teeth are fossils that have been repaired or modified in some way. Original Megalodon …
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3/13/23
Bill Eberlein made the discovery of a lifetime in the mud of a local riverbed when he recovered a fossilized mastodon jaw with teeth still attached. A professional diver, Eberlein will include the find July 1 and 2 in a display of fossilized shark teeth at First Friday and Saturday …
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See The Video here: https://www.wjcl.com/article/diving-for-megalodon-teeth-with-bill-eberlein/41100216 .. … LIBERTY COUNTY, Ga. —It’s an overcast…steamy September morning along the Georgia coast. As the rain moves in….Bill Eberlein is moving out….and headed down. Forty or sixty feet down to be exact. Eberlein is a diver and shark tooth hunter. He’s really good …
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Click Links (right) to view the videos Link to Part 1 | Link to Part 2 SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — With all the recent shark bites in the news lately, and Shark Week coming up on the Discovery Channel, there’s lots of talk about sharks. But, did you know …
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Interview with Bill Edwards from WTKS / IHeart Radio on my fossil dives https://www.spreaker.com/user/9809246/bill-eberlein-owner-megateeth-fossils-hu
A hobby turned business with BITE By Marley Gibson, | Photos by Diane Dodd Published originally in The Savannah Morning News Bill Eberlein discovers ancient treasures in Savannah rivers Since arriving in Savannah in 1999 from Erie, PA, to work for Gulfstream, Bill Eberlein has “strapped on a …
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ERIE, Pa. — Bill Eberlein, a 1983 graduate of Erie Tech Memorial High School, learned to dive in the murky waters of Lake Erie, honing his skills with the Erie County Sheriff’s Office Scuba Team. Maybe that’s why the 54-year-old Erie native is so comfortable most mornings when …
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Originally published in Penn State Behrend Magazine. One of the most fascinating things about a human life is how it often unfolds in a series of serendipitous events that lead to unexpected twists and turns. When Bill Eberlein ´89 arrived at Penn State Behrend in the late 1980s, he planned …
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