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Rare Megalodon Tooth Confirmed as Sixth New Jersey Beach Find

8/18/2026

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Mike Bowers and his son Bo Bowers uncovered a megalodon tooth on August 11 at Sea Isle City.
Dana Ehret of the New Jersey State Museum said the tooth is rare because suitable sediments are lacking.
A museum official confirmed the specimen is 100 % a megalodon tooth, marking the sixth such find on New Jersey beaches.
Because the tooth was found on a public beach, the Bowers family kept it.

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Mike Bowers and his son Bo Bowers uncovered a megalodon tooth on August 11 at Sea Isle City.
Dana Ehret of the New Jersey State Museum said the tooth is rare because suitable sediments are lacking.
A museum official confirmed the specimen is 100 % a megalodon tooth, marking the sixth such find on New Jersey beaches.
Because the tooth was found on a public beach, the Bowers family kept it.