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Megalodon was the largest shark the world has ever seen. Initially researchers estimated this beast to be 80 to 100 feet in length. More recent estimates are in the 40 to 50 feet range and weighing up to 48 tons. This makes Megalodon one of the largest predators ever. In fact only the sperm whale is bigger! It would take seven African elephants at seven tons each to equal the weight of this extinct shark.
Super Size Me
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The Era of Megalodon
Megalodon was a giant shark that lived during the Miocene and Pliocene epics of the Cenozoic Era, between 2 million and 16 million years ago. Little is known for sure about these giant [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] predators because all that remains of their existence are fossilized teeth. But what teeth they are! They range [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] in size from 3 inches long to 7 inches long. Massive things that are bigger [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] than a [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] man's hand. It sets the imagination reeling. To put this in perspective a large great white shark [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] measures about 20 feet long and weighs a little over 2 tons. A tooth from a shark like this is about 1.5 inches long.
Megalodon Teeth
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No Bones About It
The fossilized teeth are all that remains of this monster because sharks do not have bones. Their skeleton is made up of cartilage. This is what your ears and nose are made [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] from. Cartilage does not fossilize well.
The Family Tree
The white shark is [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] the closest living relative to the megalodon. This is well accepted but sets the stage for controversy.
The debate is over the relationship between [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] the white shark and the megalodon. The scientific name is Carcharocles Megalodon. This is not universally accepted. The point of contention has to do with megalodon's family tree and whether it was a direct ancestor of the white shark or a great uncle on a different branch of the tree. Proponents of direct lineage want the name Carcharodon (same genus as the white shark). Others believe that though there are similarities, the differences suggest separate lines and so separate names.
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