Maryland 9-year-old finds 15 million-year-old megalodon tooth
Last updated on: 25 January,2023 09:28 am
Sampson said she hopes to become a paleontologist when she grows up.
MARYLAND (Web Desk) - A 9-year-old searching for shark teeth on a beach made her largest discovery to date -- a 15 million-year-old megalodon tooth.
Molly Sampson was out searching for shark teeth on Calvert County Cliffs on Christmas Day when she found a megalodon tooth the size of her hand.
"I couldn t believe it, it was so exciting," Sampson told WJLA-TV. "I usually find little ones, I never thought I would find a big one like that."
Sampson took her discovery to the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomon s Island, where experts confirmed it was an ancient megalodon tooth.
"Based on where she found it on Calvert cliff, we estimate that it s about 15 million years old," said Stephen Godfrey, the museum s curator of paleontology.
Sampson said she hopes to become a paleontologist when she grows up.