Prehistoric shark teeth found off NC coast after storms

Sunday, October 25, 2015
TOPSAIL BEACH, N.C. (WLS) -- Recent storms off the North Carolina coast have churned up what appear to be prehistoric shark teeth from the ocean floor.
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Several large fossilized teeth were found along 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.
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