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Megalodon tooth found on New Jersey beach
17 Aug
Summary
- A family found a fossilized megalodon tooth on a New Jersey beach.
- Megalodons were giant sharks that lived millions of years ago.
- Experts confirmed the rare discovery at a local research center.
A family vacationing in Cape May, New Jersey, made an astonishing discovery: a fossilized tooth belonging to a megalodon. The colossal sharks inhabited the world's oceans between 23 and 3.58 million years ago and could reach up to 60 feet in length, making them the largest carnivorous sharks known.
Michael Bowers and his son Bo found the tooth lodged in a jetty. While shark teeth are common finds along the Atlantic coast, a megalodon tooth is exceptionally rare, with most discoveries occurring further south in Maryland. Experts at the Cape May Whale Watch and Research Center verified the fossil, calling it a "once-in-a-lifetime beach find."
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