Megalodon
The Megalodon is a prehistoric shark that lived 2.6 million years ago and was the most feared predator that ever ruled the earth. It was 60-100 feet long and was a relative of the mako shark. The megalodon is over 60 tons in weight, that is the weight of 10 elephants or 3 great white sharks.
The Megalodon had 276 teeth that sat in 5 rows and had a bite force of 10.8 metric tons. The closest to it was the T-rex that had a bite force of 3.2 metric tons. Talk about power! It’s teeth were 7 inches/17 cm long and are the only remains of the Megalodon because it had cartilage bones. Cartilage is what your ear is made of and decomposes over time and does not fossilise.
Megalodon teeth have been found all over the world apart from Asia or Antarctica. Judging by where Megalodon teeth have been found, scientists believe that the Megalodon liked living in warmer waters.
The Megalodon would eat 2,500 pounds of food a day when us humans eat 1,996 pounds of food a year. They also eat a turtle like we eat a pretzel. The Megalodon swam 5 meters per second and were around for 23-3.6 million years until they went extinct. The Megalodon could open its mouth 6.5 meters so it could eat large prey. Megalodon means big tooth. I think that were all glad this humongous predator is extinct because if it was alive we wouldn’t stand a chance.
Written by Aedan Lockwood
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