A Pennsylvania family stumbled upon a rare find while shelling on the beach in Sea Isle City, New Jersey.
\n\nThe Bowers family was searching for shells when they discovered a fossilized megalodon tooth.
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\n\nAccording to local news outlets, the family noticed something unusual during their outing.
\n\nA family found a megalodon tooth on megalodon tooth. (Cape May Whale Watch and Research Center)
\n\n"As I pulled a shell out of the one rock, there was a hole in the rock," Mike Bowers said. "I looked down, and I was just astonished, but I couldn’t fit my hand in there. So, of course, I’m screaming like a crazy man for my son Bo to come running over because of his small hand. And what did you see?" he added while holding up the tooth.
\n\nThe family later took the fossil to an expert who works with the Cape May Whale Watch and Research Center, where it was confirmed to be a megalodon tooth.
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\n\nThe organization said the discovery was a once-in-a-lifetime find.
\n\nThe Bowers…
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