Scientists estimate that only 5% of our oceans have been explored and that leaves room to discover limitless amounts of new aquatic life. When a scuba diver was diving off the west coast of Venice Beach, California, he found something that is awesome but is equally terrifying.
The diver found a tooth that was abnormally large but when he brought it home, he compared it with other shark teeth he had found in the past. The tooth most likely belonged to a megalodon shark, an enormous species of sharks that went extinct approximately 2.6 million years ago. Megalodon sharks reached a length of up to 18 meters and are regarded as the most powerful predators of all the vertebrates in history.
A scuba diver was diving off the west coast of Venice Beach, California, and found a fossilized tooth belonging to a Megalodon shark.
![A scuba diver was diving off the west coast of Venice Beach, California, and found a fossilized tooth belonging to a Megalodon shark.](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Scuba-Diver-Finds-Megalodon-Tooth-01.jpg?resize=720%2C964&ssl=1)
Many megalodon teeth are recovered by divers every year and another megalodon tooth was recently recovered in early 2016 in North Carolina.
![Many megalodon teeth are recovered by divers every year and another tooth was recently recovered in early 2016 in North Carolina.](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Scuba-Diver-Finds-Megalodon-Tooth-02.jpg?resize=720%2C720&ssl=1)
This is one shark you wouldn’t want to encounter today. Megalodon sharks went extinct approximately 2.6 million years ago.
![This is one shark you wouldn't want to encounter today. Megalodon sharks went extinct approximately 2.6 million years ago.](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Scuba-Diver-Finds-Megalodon-Tooth-03.jpg?resize=720%2C738&ssl=1)
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If I’m ever near the ocean, I think I’ll just sit on the beach! Please share the incredible finds that some divers find while diving in the ocean with your friends and family.