A 9-year-old Maryland girl and her sister got fossil-finding gear for Christmas. They went out hunting right away. Less than half an hour later, in knee-deep water, she found a 'meg' — a 5-inch-long Otodus megalodon tooth about 15 million years old.
Part of Molly Sampson's shark tooth collection – including the tooth of a megalodon from some 15 million years ago – sits on display on Jan. 11. Her collection contains over 400 teeth.Part of Molly Sampson's shark tooth collection – including the tooth of a megalodon from some 15 million years ago – sits on display on Jan. 11. Her collection contains over 400 teeth.
They immediately put on their new waders and went out hunting with their dad, Bruce Sampson, in 10-degree weather around 9:30 a.m. It was low tide, meaning they could go out further to find fossils. Molly, who hopes to be a paleontologist when she grows up, announced matter-of-factly that she was going to look for a meg — a nickname for the massive shark from the Miocene Epoch. She's always wanted to find one.
Bruce has been fossil hunting since he was little and has taken his daughters since they were very young, too, Alicia says. He also dreams of finding giant teeth, but his largest find — about 3 inches — looks like a"baby tooth" compared to Molly's, Alicia says.toggle captionBruce Sampson Staff was busy disassembling a shark exhibit when they came in, says Stephen Godfrey, curator of paleontology at the museum and Molly's former science teacher at vacation Bible school."It's a spectacular specimen," Godfrey says."It's one of the larger ones that's probably ever been found along Calvert Cliffs" and might be a"once-in-a-lifetime kind of find.
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