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Many experts say that Megalodon was the biggest prehistoric shark that ever lived on earth. It is also considered to be the largest marine predator in the planet’s history, outweighing both Great White Shark and ancient reptiles such as Kronosaurus. With that being said, here are some more fascinating facts Megalodon — the long gone shark. Megalodon grew about 60 feet in length. It is predicted that a fully-grown adult was 55 to 60 feet in length and weighed close to 75 tons. Some of the older individuals may have been even bigger than that. These behemoths used to munch on giant whales and had the most potent bite of any creature that ever lived on the face of the earth. This was proved in the year 2008 when a joint research group of people from Australia and the US used computer simulations to estimate a Megalodon's biting prowess.   Megalodon's teeth were more than 7 inches in length. This is the reason they are referred to as “giant tooth”. You can f