The Megalodon - Smithsonian Ocean
Carcharocles megalodon was once the most fearsome predator to reign the seas. This ancient shark lived roughly 23 to 3.6 million years ago in nearly every corner of the ocean. Roughly up to 3 times the length of a modern-day great white shark, it is the largest shark to have ever lived.
The Real Science Behind the Megalodon | Smithsonian
2018年8月3日 · Unlike humans, sharks cycle through teeth continuously, shedding 20,000 or more into surrounding waters in the course of a lifetime. On the heels of each sloughing event are up to five new rows of...
Megalodon | Size, Fossil, Teeth, & Facts | Britannica
2024年10月30日 · Megalodon, member of an extinct species of megatooth shark (Otodontidae) considered to be the largest shark, and the largest fish, that ever lived. Fossils attributed to megalodon dating from the early Miocene to the end of the Pliocene have been found in tropical and temperate marine environments worldwide.
Megalodon: the truth about the largest shark that ever lived
How big is a megalodon shark? Does megalodon still exist? Museum fossil fish expert Emma Bernard cuts through the hype and reveals facts about the largest shark that ever lived, from size and diet to its awe-inspiring teeth and where to find them.
Megalodon facts and photos - National Geographic Kids
ANIMAL FACTS. TYPE: Fish. DIET: Carnivore. ENDANGERED STATUS: Extinct. LIFE SPAN: 20 to 40 years (estimated) SIZE: 40 to 60 feet in length. WEIGHT: 50 to 75 tons. Supersize Shark. Since sharks...
Megalodon: the superpredator that ate its siblings in the womb - BBC
Megalodon sharks terrorised the oceans for up to 20 million years, before dying out about 3.5 million years ago, too long ago for humanity to encounter them. They were the largest sharks ever to...
What Was Megalodon's Life Like? | Encyclopaedia Britannica
Millions of years ago, the ocean was home to an enormous shark called the #megalodon. Although we'll never know exactly how it spent its time on Earth, fossi...
Megalodon Facts For Kids & Adults: The World's Biggest Ever …
2018年10月15日 · Megalodon Life Cycle. Based on the reproductive methods of living mackerel sharks, the megalodon is believed to have given birth to fully developed live young, via a process known as ovoviviparity. In ovoviviparity, the eggs hatch inside the mother, and the embryos continue their development inside the mother before being born.
Megalodon: Facts about the long-gone, giant shark - Live Science
2023年3月1日 · Fun facts. The megalodon, which went extinct millions of years ago, was the largest shark ever to prowl the oceans and one of the largest fish on record. The scientific name, Otodus megalodon,...
Everything You Need to Know About the Megalodon: Size, Teeth, …
2023年8月18日 · Megalodon is an extinct shark that’s considered the largest fish that ever lived. The largest shark is typically the largest fish, too, like today’s largest living fish, the whale shark.