Apparently these deadly predators were the reason why whales were much smaller millions of years ago. Few fish are as steeped in myth and conjecture as the megalodon, a giant shark that lived ...
In fact, a T-rex would have been a quick snack for megalodon. Its head would have easily fit inside the gargantuan shark's mouth.
Megalodon is not in an attack pose, ready to catch lunch ... predator with the right shape to fit its lifestyle chasing whales. Where great whites have incredible girth, megalodon is more ...
Estimates suggest megalodon actually grew to between 15 and 18 metres in length, three times longer than the largest recorded great white shark. It may have been comparable in length to today's ...
Megalodon, the ancient shark often depicted ... The results showed a stocky, powerful shark built for bursts of speed to ...
it's closer in length to a modern sperm whale. Its stomach may have held 10,000 litres, that's enough for it to have eaten 20 whole cows...if cows swam in the sea. How big are the megalodon's ...
Last year, the Shark Week team built a full-size model of megalodon, to see if it could hunt and kill giant whales. You can see video on the Shark Week website.
Estimates suggest megalodon actually grew to between 15 and 18 metres in length, three times longer than the largest recorded great white shark. It may have been comparable in length to today's ...