Celebrating National Megladon Day with The Digger Dude

The Digger Dude - Lance Lovell is a local shark tooth and fossil hunter who joined us to celebrate National Megalodon Day (June 15th, 2025) to talk about the largest shark species that ever existed. Megalodon, which swam the oceans between 23 million and 3.5 million years ago, could reach lengths of up to 50 feet—three times larger than today’s great white shark—and had teeth as large as a human hand. Fossil hunters like Lovell often search creeks and beaches for these rare, massive teeth, making a physical connection to ancient history and occasionally uncovering finds so exceptional they are compared to winning the lottery.