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Prehistoric find: Family vacation ends with megalodon souvenir
Summary by The Atlanta Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk , as published by WSB-TV (ABC) - News
· August 18, 2026
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Key points Mike Bowers spotted something in a rock and called his son over to help extract it. The tooth was discovered when Mike Bowers pulled a shell out of a rock, revealing a hole that contained the tooth.
A family's summer vacation yielded an unusual souvenir, a prehistoric megalodon tooth. The family, from Pennsylvania, found the tooth while looking for shells. Mike Bowers spotted something in a rock and called his son over to help extract it.
The tooth was discovered when Mike Bowers pulled a shell out of a rock, revealing a hole that contained the tooth. His son Bo helped retrieve it due to his smaller hand size.
Further details about the discovery are available from the source, including comments from the family members about their excitement and initial reactions to finding the prehistoric artifact.
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Published: August 18, 2026 ·
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What is this story about? A family's summer vacation yielded an unusual souvenir, a prehistoric megalodon tooth. The family, from Pennsylvania, found the tooth while looking for shells. Mike Bowers spotted something in a rock…
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