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19/08/22 06:10 AM IST

Megalodon

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  • Using fossil evidence to create a three-dimensional model, researchers have found new evidence about the life of one of the biggest predatory animals of all time — the Megalodon.
Megalodon 
  • Megalodons roamed the oceans an estimated 23 million to 2.6 million years ago.
  • Megalodon could “completely ingest, and in as few as five bites,” a prey as big as the killer whale.
  • According to the study, the Megalodon was bigger than a school bus at around 50 feet from nose to tail.
  • In comparison, the great white sharks of the present can grow to a maximum length of around 15 feet.
  • Using their digital model, the researchers have suggested that the giant transoceanic predator would have weighed around 70 tonnes — or as much as 10 elephants.
Source- Indian Express 

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