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  When you want to know about an extinct species, nothing else can be a better way to know them than studying their fossils. Bones and teeth of extinct species are preserved for centuries to educate us about the age of that extinct species, the era in which they lived, the food they ate, and more interesting things about their existence. Among all the extinct species, we are here today to talk about the Megalodon shark. The gigantic shark that once lived in the ocean has long been extinct and its tooth has provided a load of information about this creature. Its name has its meaning—megalodon means big tooth, which is why it can be interpreted that this shark was known for its teeth. Its teeth also give a close hint that the hunting style was more of a single-strike tactic, which enabled this gigantic shark to effectively immobilize its prey and bled it out. The bladelike teeth of this shark are said to be more than 7 inches long. If you are curious, you can buy megalodon shar...

  The mosasaur was a large, marine reptile which is extinct now. The name ‘mosasaur’ mean ‘lizard of Meuse river’. Mosasaurs were not dinosaurs. They were reptiles who belonged to the order of the lizards and snakes known as Squamata.   The first mosasaur fossil was found on the Meuse river in Holland in 1764. However, the native Americans had found the fossils long the first description of them came out. They lived in the cretaceous period from the North and South America to Europe, Asia and Australia. There was also a freshwater mosasaur found in Hungary. Most of these animals were more than 10 feet in length while the overall height ranged from 3 to 50 feet. The used to eat literally anything and everything and this is proven because the stomach contents reveal ammonites, bony fish, plesiosaurs, sea turtles and sea birds too. This animal species was streamlines, sleek and fast! Their arms and legs were like flippers and they also had a tail fin. They mainly only mov...