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Many experts believe Megalodon was the largest prehistoric shark known to have existed on earth. It is also seen as the largest marine predator in the history of the planet, outweighing both Great White Shark and ancient reptiles such as Kronosaurus. Having said that, here are s ome more interesting Megalodon facts — the long-gone fish. Megalodon grew in length to around 60 cm. A fully grown adult is predicted to have been 55 to 60 feet in length and weighed close to 75 tons. Some of the older people might even have been bigger than that. These behemoths used to mumble on giant whales and had the most powerful morsel of any creature that ever lived on the face of the earth. This was demonstrated in the year 2008 when a joint research group of Australian and US people used computer simulations to estimate the biting prowess of a Megalodon. The teeth of Megalodon were more than 7 "in length. That's why they're called a "giant tooth." In various...

The Megalodon shark was one of the largest predators ever lived on this planet. The gigantic fish lived approximately 23 to 3.6 million years ago, during the Early Miocene to the Pliocene. The extinct sea creatures have taken so many stories to their grave that scientists and fossil lovers are discovering new findings for years. If you want to have a megalodon shark jaw in your showcase, explore the facts and beauty of this mysterious beast. The biggest shark Fossils of megalodon sharks have a size between 15 and 18 meters in length, which is three times longer than the great white shark! The size of their teeth can reach 18 centimeters long, big enough to kill other big sea creatures. Well, the word megalodon derives from Greek 'large tooth'. This means no other known creatures can defeat this majestic shark. What did megalodon eat? Studies show that the killer sharks ate 2,500 pounds of food per day. Since they have large serrated teeth, megalodon shar...