“We could not believe the size, the color or our luck,' Paul Columbia said. “What started as a baseball tournament trip became an experience of a lifetime.'
The discovery of a monster's rare tooth, not seen in millions of years, was made last weekend in South Carolina.A family from Florida unearthed the exciting find – a massive 6.5-inch megalodon tooth – during a fossil hunting expedition.Paul Columbia and his family of four from Largo, Florida share a passion for hunting and collecting shark teeth, particularly in their home state.
DISCOVERED DINOSAUR BONE IN ENGLAND MIGHT HAVE BELONGED TO CENTURIES-OLD FIRST ROMAN FOSSIL HUNTERSWhile he took a break from moving clay, his two sons and their tour guide continued to dig. After his break, Paul Columbia entered the pit and recalled saying to them, "Alright, pray to the meg gods that we hit the sought-after 7-inch meg."Within 30 minutes, their guide led them to something not seen on Earth since the megalodon's extinction 3.6 million years ago.
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