There's a megalodon tooth resting on my fireplace mantle. The ancient, palm-sized fossil is fascinating, but a common household curio: Teeth from the giant extinct shark — which grew around 50 feet ...

While movie megalodon is heightened for entertainment, the real thing was still huge. Megalodon was a white or mackerel shark, related to today’s great white shark. Some believe the whale shark is ...

A charter boat captain found a whopping 6.25-inch long megalodon shark tooth in Florida. The tooth probably belongs to a giant megalodon that would have measured around 50 feet in size. A ...

Christine Wusylko works for the University of Florida and receives funding from the NSF. Pavlo Antonenko works for the University of Florida and receives funding from the NSF. Most kids have a natural ...

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Steven Fabijanski was visiting Caspersen Beach from Pennsylvania in July 2014 when he found this and many other fossilized shark teeth. This year the Venice Area Chamber of Commerce is holding two ...

In addition to housing the lighting strike and shark bite capitals, Florida also home to the “Shark Tooth Capital of the World.” Venice is a top destination spot for beachgoers, shark enthusiasts and ...