“Oh my God, like I said, I felt like I was a lottery victor or something”, Denny Bland, who found a massive fossilised tooth on a beach in North Carolina, told a local news station.
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Of course, these are also a few of the largest fossilized teeth ever found. They are so big, many can completely cover the palm of a grown adult’s hand.
Megalodon teeth compared with great white shark teeth.
The experts from the museum said that the sizes of sharks today are determined by comparing their teeth with their body size.
Putting things into perspective with a scaled image.
The teeth have been found in record amounts since the beginning of October from Surf City to North Topsail Beach. Scientists at a North Carolina museum say the size of the teeth mean they are probably the remains of the so-called Megalodon, a giant shark that lived in the Atlantic Ocean more than five million years ago.
The well-fossilized teeth of the prehistoric shark were likely unearthed from the bottom of the ocean due to harsh storms caused by Hurricane Joaquin. And, apparently, this particular species of ancient shark could reach astounding and terrifying sizes of 60 feet.
“Megalodon was this large, huge shark that roamed the ancient sea waves during the Miocene and Pliocene time”.
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According to Crane, however, its massive size might’ve been its greatest asset, and its downfall in the end.
