VENICE, Fla. (WFLA) — A scuba diver made an incredible find last week off Florida's Gulf Coast, a six-inch long megalodon tooth.
Kristina Scott was diving off the coast of Venice when she made the find.
Megalodons are an extinct species of shark that grew up to 60 feet long with a mouth full of 276 razor-sharp teeth.
Some of those teeth could grow up to seven inches long, like the one Scott found.
Their teeth, which are the only part of their bodies that would have fossilized, are found off the coasts of all continents aside from Antarctica, and are often spotted along the East Coast of the U.S.
The giant sharks went extinct around 3.5 million years ago, and their closest living relative is the shortfin mako shark, which is also commonly found in Florida waters.
