The megalodon is an extinct species of shark, previously thought to be a member of the Lamnidae family and a very close relative of the famous white shark, the megalodon was considered the greatest predator in vertebrate history, it is as it is currently a stronger and more robust version of the white shark, each tooth of the megalodon measured 18 centimeters, so this mentioned had a powerful jaw, sharp and elongated teeth the age The Megalodon is more than 29 million years old It is also believed that the Megalodon became extinct at the end of the Pliocene, probably 2.6 million years ago. of the whale shark in 1909 was the first attempt to reconstruct the jaw of the megalodon attempt made by Professor Bashford Dean and was able to approach 30 meters so a bite of the megalodon could exert a force of 110,000 to 180,000 newtons It is also not known exactly where the megalodon originated or lived from since there are known fossils of megalodon from different parts of the world that include Europe, North America, South America, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica, Australia, New Zealand. Some teeth of Megalodon were discovered in regions far away from the continent, for example in the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean, it is not known exactly where it came from or how old it was, how or when it became extinct, but what we are sure of is that it was a very Fearsome and powerful, as powerful and strong as the dinosaurs, it would have been incredible to have witnessed it today.
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