A family from Florida had an unforgettable experience while on vacation when they stumbled upon a 'monster' megalodon tooth.

In South Carolina, a family's vacation became a treasure hunt when they unearthed a massive megalodon shark tooth.

In Summerville, Paul Columbia and his sons discovered a 6.5-inch fossil, estimated to be millions of years old.

The family from Largo, Florida, journeyed to South Carolina for their 12-year-old son's baseball tournament, according to Fox 35 Orlando.

They opted to maximize their time in the greater Charleston region by embarking on a trip with Palmetto Fossil Excursions.

Palmetto Fossil Excursions is a family-owned professional guided educational fossil hunting team that offers tours and other fossil-hunting adventures, according to their Facebook page.

The Columbia family and their tour guide participated in a dry dig exploration at an excavation site known as "The Lightning Site," according to Fox 35.

The fossil-hunting team shared on their website that the Lightning Site has a variety of formations from the Pleistocene to the Oligocene, with a plentiful population of Mega-toothed shark species.

Columbia and his sons were digging around the site for mako shark teeth, but they hadn't found anything significant.

The tour guide and the father's boys continued digging while the father took a brief rest, according to Fox 35.

Columbia stated to the news outlet that after his break, he entered the pit and remembered saying, "Pray to the meg gods that we hit the 7-inch meg,".

After Columbia rejoined the group, they uncovered a prize worthy of the title "monster" with the help of the guide.

Columbia said, "We initially believed it was a 3-inch, but later thought it was a 4-inch."

Columbia's wife and family rapidly leaped into the pit and shared in the thrill.

They discovered a megalodon tooth over 6 inches long while closely gathering and removing excess clay from the fossil.

Columbia exclaimed to Fox 35, "We couldn't believe the size, color, and our luck!"

"An unforgettable journey resulted from a baseball tournament excursion."

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Millions of years ago, during the Early Miocene to Pliocene Epochs, a long-extinct shark species known as a megalodon roamed the oceans.

Megalodons are distinguished from other sharks as the largest species to have ever lived in Earth's oceans. While most researchers estimate that megalodons were between 33.5 and 58.7 feet long, some speculate that these marine creatures could have grown up to 82 feet in length, according to Britannica.

The million-year-old dig was showcased on Palmetto Fossil Excursions' Facebook page through shared photos.

On Saturday, a family celebrating their son's graduation discovered a 6.5-megalodon tooth at our Lightning Site. The team captioned the post with "Can you say MONSTER?!?!!"

"This graduation celebration was a huge success! Although the tooth may require some adjustments to stabilize and align the pieces, she is now complete and boasts vibrant colors!"

Paul Columbia and Palmetto Fossil Excursions were contacted by Planet Chronicle Digital for comment.