Spotlight Ancient tooth found off NC coast came from shark 70 to 80 feet long, expert says Mark Price The Charlotte Observer Jul 23, 2026 3 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A barnacle-covered tooth found off the North Carolina coast counts as one of the largest megalodon shark teeth ever discovered, experts say.kAm$4F32 5:G6C tC:4 !C@F=I @7 r2C@=:?2 q6249 C6A@CED 96 H2D `a_ 5@H? H96? 96 A=F4<65 E96 f]_d\:?49 E@@E9 @77 E96 pE=2?E:4 D627=@@C[ 23@FE c_ >:=6D 62DE @7 (:=>:?8E@?] %96 D:E6 :D <?@H? E@ 7@DD:= 9F?E6CD 2D “|682=@5@? {6586]”k^AmkAm“(96? x D2H :E[ :E H2D =J:?8 @? E96 D2?5 :? 4=62C G:6H] x <?6H :E H2D 9F86 3FE 5:5?’E <?@H :E A2DD65 E96 f\:?49 >2C<] xE H2D?’E F?E:= x H2D @? E96 3@2E E92E x 8@E 2? 24EF2= >62DFC6>6?E[” !C@F=I E@=5 %96 r92C=@EE6 ~3D6CG6C :? 2? 6>2:=]k^Am kAm“(96? x 7:CDE DE2CE65 5:G:?8[ x H6?E @FE @? 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NC license plate readers are here to stay after a statewide test run After a lengthy statewide pilot program, automatic license plate readers are here to stay in North Carolina.
