Megalodon teeth wash up on North Carolina beaches after Storms & 6 inch tooth must have come from 60ft Shark
A recent report has confirmed that some down the eastern beaches of North Carolina, Giant prehistoric shark teeth, of which some are about the size of an adult’s hand, are washing up.
This is as a result of recent storms around the area. The fossilized teeth from a megalodon have been found at North Topsail Beach and in Surf City.
According to experts, North Carolina has been known for being a premier spot to find large shark teeth. It was discovered that some of the teeth came from megalodons who haven’t roamed the seas for millions of years.
Experts at Aurora Fossil Museum said that every inch of a tooth’s length is equal to 10 feet of length from the shark it came out of. Technically, a 6-inch tooth must have come from a 60-foot-long megalodon. The teeth, large enough to cover an adult’s entire palm, hint at the size of the animal they’re from: using estimations based on the tooth-to-body length ratio of modern sharks.
9-year-old Kristen Barrick said that in June, he found two giant shark teeth during a vacation in North Myrtle Beach. Speaking to newsmen, Barrick said “It was so amazing. I felt shocked at the size of the teeth. Now, instead of looking for small ones, I will start looking for the big ones. Although, they might be difficult to come by, but seeing two of them just gives me a sense of hope that I can find even more.”
Also, another Denny Bland said he found a massive fossilized tooth on a beach in North Carolina. In a statement, he said “Seeing this felt to me like I had won a lottery or something. It’s like I’m the first one to touch that since it fell out of his mouth back in the day.”
Director of the nearby Aurora Fossils Museum, Cynthia Crane, said that the findings were of a colossal prehistoric fish, which is an ancestor of the modern-day great white shark.
During a statement, Ms. Crane said “Megalodon was this large, humungous shark that roamed the ancient seaways during the Miocene-Pliocene time — mainly mid Miocene to Pliocene — which was about 15 million to 5 million years ago.”
Although recent change in climate has easily brought some marine life ashore recently, it is known that North Topsail Beach in North Carolina is the best spot to find relics from extinct marine life like the megalodon.
Music : Mystic Force by Kevin MacLeod
Source : Surf City Gazette , Fox , WECT , WITN , EchoExaminer
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This is as a result of recent storms around the area. The fossilized teeth from a megalodon have been found at North Topsail Beach and in Surf City.
According to experts, North Carolina has been known for being a premier spot to find large shark teeth. It was discovered that some of the teeth came from megalodons who haven’t roamed the seas for millions of years.
Experts at Aurora Fossil Museum said that every inch of a tooth’s length is equal to 10 feet of length from the shark it came out of. Technically, a 6-inch tooth must have come from a 60-foot-long megalodon. The teeth, large enough to cover an adult’s entire palm, hint at the size of the animal they’re from: using estimations based on the tooth-to-body length ratio of modern sharks.
9-year-old Kristen Barrick said that in June, he found two giant shark teeth during a vacation in North Myrtle Beach. Speaking to newsmen, Barrick said “It was so amazing. I felt shocked at the size of the teeth. Now, instead of looking for small ones, I will start looking for the big ones. Although, they might be difficult to come by, but seeing two of them just gives me a sense of hope that I can find even more.”
Also, another Denny Bland said he found a massive fossilized tooth on a beach in North Carolina. In a statement, he said “Seeing this felt to me like I had won a lottery or something. It’s like I’m the first one to touch that since it fell out of his mouth back in the day.”
Director of the nearby Aurora Fossils Museum, Cynthia Crane, said that the findings were of a colossal prehistoric fish, which is an ancestor of the modern-day great white shark.
During a statement, Ms. Crane said “Megalodon was this large, humungous shark that roamed the ancient seaways during the Miocene-Pliocene time — mainly mid Miocene to Pliocene — which was about 15 million to 5 million years ago.”
Although recent change in climate has easily brought some marine life ashore recently, it is known that North Topsail Beach in North Carolina is the best spot to find relics from extinct marine life like the megalodon.
Music : Mystic Force by Kevin MacLeod
Source : Surf City Gazette , Fox , WECT , WITN , EchoExaminer
Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/patryn.worldlatestnews
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