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Pennsylvania family makes prehistoric discovery while searching for seashells on the Jersey Shore

A Pennsylvania family stumbled upon a rare find while shelling on the beach in Sea Isle City, New Jersey. The Bowers family was searching for shells when they discovered a fossilized megalodon tooth. VIDEO: ROMAN-ERA SHIPWRECK FROM OVER 2,000 YEARS AGO DISCOVERED AT BOTTOM OF…

By Martin Johns2 min read

A Pennsylvania family stumbled upon a rare find while shelling on the beach in Sea Isle City, New Jersey.

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The Bowers family was searching for shells when they discovered a fossilized megalodon tooth.

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VIDEO: ROMAN-ERA SHIPWRECK FROM OVER 2,000 YEARS AGO DISCOVERED AT BOTTOM OF OCEAN NEAR SICILY

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According to local news outlets, the family noticed something unusual during their outing.

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A family found a megalodon tooth on megalodon tooth. (Cape May Whale Watch and Research Center)

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"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.

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The 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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The organization said the discovery was a once-in-a-lifetime find.

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The Bowers…

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