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Megalodon: The 80-foot prehistoric shark with a car-crushing bite

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The extinct shark Otodus megalodon, meaning "big tooth," was an enormous predator that dominated oceans for approximately 20 million years before disappearing around 3.6 million years ago. Reconstructions based on its massive teeth and rare vertebrae suggest it reached lengths of at least 50 feet, with some estimates up to 80 feet, possessing a bite force ten times that of a great white shark. Megalodon likely preyed on large marine mammals, leaving behind fossilized bones with severe bite marks, and its extinction is hypothesized to be linked to global ocean cooling. AI

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Megalodon: The 80-foot prehistoric shark with a car-crushing bite

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  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · Scott Travers, Contributor ·

    Meet ‘Megalodon’ — The 60-Foot Shark With A Bite Force That Could Crush A Car

    Science has spent decades trying to reconstruct Megalodon, the most powerful predator the oceans ever produced. The picture that emerges is more unsettling than legend.

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