A woman in South Carolina found a massive ancient megalodon shark tooth that weighs a whole pound!
Jessica Rose-Standafer Owens spotted a large pieces of what appeared to be a gray tooth sticking out of the sand near the Stono River and quickly realized it was much larger than average.
“I became excited and asked my husband (Simon) to come down and to grab the phone (to record), because who would believe we found one that close to the surface? I always hear of people finding them by digging and/or diving,” Owens told McClatchy News in an email.
In a video posted on Facebook, she gasps as she brushes away gravel to reveal the gigantic tooth. “I’m literally about to cry,” she says in the video.
According to McClatchy News, the tooth measured 5.75 inches and weighed 15.9 ounces
“We were shocked,” she said in an email. “The tooth is just incredible and it’s mind boggling that we now have a fossil on our mantel that is 3-5 million years old. Just wild.”
