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From 1.5-18 million years ago, you had to be
very careful where you swam. He was around from 18m yrs ago, until 1.5m years ago. The dinosaurs went extinct 65m yrs ago, so it was a totally different prehistoric period. In fact, these creatures are from the same period that we are still in now ..... CLICK HERE to find out more about dinosaur ages and eons.
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Great White shark |
80 Million Year Old Shark, Believed to be Extinct, Found in Japan - ALIVE !
Megaladon is the Largest Shark ever to have lived. He was so large in fact, that he could have fitted a grown up man of 180cm (6ft) into his mouth - Standing Up ! Megaladon was anywhere between 20 and 30 metres long (60-90ft). He was so big that his normal food was Whales. He is even bigger then most whales today, but not all.
Actual size Replica
A 6 foot tall man, could Easily fit inside the moth of Megaladon - Standing Up ! |
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A Megaladon tooth - 12-20cm long (5-8 inches) |
Megaladon was similar to today's Great White. Whilst scientists are unsure how close a relative they are, there is almost no doubt at all that they are actually related. Other than the difference in size, he doesn't seem to have changed very much. In comparison to other creatures, most sharks evolve very slowly, because no improvement is normally necessary. They all have an excellent chance of survival, compared to other creatures because they are the hunters, not the hunted. They are already stronger, faster and meaner than just about all other creatures in the sea (and always have been), so why change?
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