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  "path": "/2026/03/24/dead-for-more-than-3-million-years-but-megalodon-still-survives-another-day-in-the-legislature/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-24T12:18:04.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "Education",
    "Gov & Politics",
    "Del. Todd Morgan",
    "megalodon",
    "Natural History Society of Maryland",
    "Sen. Carl Jackson",
    "Sen. Clarence Lam"
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  "textContent": "The giant prehistoric shark megalodon moved one step closer to becoming Maryland's official state shark Monday, one of a handful of commemorative bills that won final approval from one chamber or the other in recent days.",
  "title": "Dead for more than 3 million years, but megalodon still survives another day in the legislature"
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