XXL Otodus Obliquus Tooth • Eocene Shark Fossil • Oued Zem, Morocco - Etsy

So that’s why Dr. BC is in red 🙂 #Otodus megalodon, a.k.a. Megalodon is the largest macropredatory #shark yet known. I have to be so specific because, technically, a whale shark and other megafilterfeeders are predators. Yes, their prey is microscopic but still lives. Controversy has surrounded this animal almost since it was discovered. It has gone through a half dozen genus names, though Otodus seems to have won the day, as well as more length changes than a Spinosaurus body plan! Recent pape

Fascinating Megalodon facts: 1. Largest Shark Ever – Megalodon (Otodus megalodon) was the biggest shark to ever live, reaching lengths of 50-60 feet (15-18 meters)—about three times the size of a great white shark. 2. Super Powerful Bite – It had the strongest bite of any known creature, with a bite force estimated at 40,000 pounds per square inch (psi)—enough to crush a car! 3. Massive Teeth – Its teeth could grow up to 7 inches (18 cm) long, the largest of any shark species. The name “Megalodo

How we found the ancestor of the megalodon in Florida’s rivers