{"id":211348,"date":"2026-03-30T06:35:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T06:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/211348\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T06:35:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T06:35:48","slug":"video-megalodon-shark-tooth-found-by-16-year-old-in-florida-keys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/211348\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Megalodon shark tooth found by 16-year-old in Florida Keys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"sub-text\">A 6-inch megalodon shark tooth was found by a Wyoming teen during a dive trip off Manasota Key, Florida earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">MANASOTA KEY, Fla. \u2014\u00a0A 6-inch megalodon <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/shark-attacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">shark tooth<\/a> was found by a Wyoming teen during a dive trip off Manasota Key, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Florida<\/a> earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Sixteen-year-old Aiden Andrews and his father Brian were on a guided dive with Fossil Junkies, a local fossil-hunting tour company.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/largest-male-great-white-shark-contender-returns-waters-off-floridas-coast-time-spring-break\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LARGEST MALE GREAT WHITE SHARK &#8216;CONTENDER&#8217; RETURNS TO WATERS OFF FLORIDA&#8217;S COAST IN TIME FOR SPRING BREAK<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Captain John Kreatsoulas told <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/person\/k\/kimberly-kuizon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FOX 13 Tampa Bay reporter Kimberly Kuizon<\/a> that while finding small megalodon teeth isn&#8217;t uncommon, finding one that size is quite rare.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Video captured the moments when Aiden and his father celebrated underwater after making the remarkable discovery.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/great-white-shark-bella-pings-off-louisiana-coast-possible-new-shark-hotspot\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GREAT WHITE SHARK BELLA PINGS OFF LOUISIANA COAST IN POSSIBLE &#8216;NEW SHARK HOTSPOT&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/screenshot-2026-03-27-120731.png\" alt=\"A 6-inch megalodon shark tooth was found by a Wyoming teen during a dive trip off Manasota Key, Florida earlier this week.\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">A 6-inch megalodon shark tooth was found by a Wyoming teen during a dive trip off Manasota Key, Florida earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"> (Fossil Junkies \/ FOX Weather)<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Popularized by Hollywood monster movies, the Carcharocles megalodon, was the largest shark to have ever lived, according to the Smithsonian Institution.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Scientists believe the largest megalodon reached up to 60 feet in length and weighed up to 50 tons. 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