Boy stumbles on strange beach object identified as rare 1.8M-year-old fossil
An 11-year-old boy discovered an ancient elephant tooth from a species that lived 1.8 million years ago on a beach in Suffolk, England, reports say.
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Discovery Boy stumbles on strange beach object identified as rare 1.8M-year-old fossil The specimen was found to be an upper left molar measuring about 4 inches wide By Andrea Margolis Fox News Published June 28, 2026 10:00am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Ancient ceramics, gold unearthed in 1,000-year-old tomb in Panama New video from the El Caño archaeological site in Panama shows finely crafted ceramics discovered inside a newly excavated tomb dating back more than 1,000 years. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An 11-year-old boy in England recently made an unusual beach day discovery: an ancient elephant tooth from a species that lived about 1.8 million years ago.
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