Media journalism Megalodon
Sharks are the most dangerous and feared predator in the ocean. The great white swims along the warm waters of Australia, everyone fears of the big fish. Yet no one really knows that this big fish has a bigger ancestor.
The Megalodon, meaning big tooth. This pre historic shark with a three metre jaw lined with deadly rows of teeth. The teeth were six to seven inches inches long, shaped like a big triangle. The Megalodon used its teeth to inflict massive prey for example whales.
300 million years before the Terex took its first bite, the Megalodon this apex predator was hunting through the deep, dark depths. Scientist have discovered incredible evidence of these huge creatures and only evidence found is a few large powerful teeth and a back bone. Although many species of sharks have become extinct, the great white still roams the oceans today. It has survived more then 10 million years. Scientist believe the Megalodon is mostly related to the great white. The megalodon lived from 25 million years ago.
The megalodon was as big as a grey hound bus. A shark is mostly made of cartilage, cartilage dissolves when the animals dies. Main reason why scientist have only discovered teeth and back bone of this huge fish.
So how big really was this creature ? The exact size has been a matter of debate. over the past years scientist have come up with an estimate that the megalodon was ranging from 40 to 100 feet long,