Cindy Alverez posted an update in the group Animal 3 years, 7 months ago
Researchers, For The First Time, May Have Revealed The True Size Of Megalodons. They Did This Via Mathematically Comparing The Fossilized Teeth Of A Megalodon To Those Of Modern Day Sharks, And Determined That Megalodons Could Have Grown To 18m In Length, Weighed ~48 Tons, Have Fins As Tall As A Human Adult, And With Hand-Size Teeth.
True size of the prehistoric megalodon shark revealed – CNNThe true size of a gigantic prehistoric megalodon shark that ruled the oceans millions of years ago has been revealed for the first time — and it had teeth as big as hands, and a fin as tall as a human adult.