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Kid Finds Megalodon Tooth on NJ Beach | Wilmington News
An 11-year-old beachcomber in New Jersey just unearthed a jaw-dropping fossil: a massive, hand-sized tooth from a megalodon — one of the ocean’s most fearsome predators, extinct for 4 million years. While hunting seashells with his dad near Sea Isle City, Bo spotted the relic wedged between rocks, grabbed it (his dad’s hand was too big!), and instantly knew he’d stumbled onto something legendary. The New Jersey State Museum confirmed it — only the sixth megalodon tooth ever found on the state’s shores — and this one’s in pristine condition, a rare gem buried deep in ancient rock layers…
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