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Louis Iocona has a passion for prehistoric pieces, like the tooth of a Squalicorax or "crow shark."

"Even 60 million years later they're still razor sharp," he says.

Iocona shares that enthusiasm working part time at the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum in his hometown.

"I have always been a fossil hunter," he says. "That was something that I enjoyed at eight years old, and I am now 67 years old."

He retired in 2014 from Gloucester County Emergency Services in New Jersey.

"I was a 911 telecommunicator for 34 years," he says. "I've been very fortunate, Dr. Lacovara has taken me on as a citizen scientist."

Dr. Lacovara is the Founding Executive Director of the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum of Ro

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