• Question: how big was megalodon

    Asked by left4halo4 to Edd, Jess, Zara on 23 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Jessica Chu

      Jessica Chu answered on 23 Jun 2011:

      Wikipedia tells me that the fossil remains of megalodon indicate this giant shark reached a total length more than 16 metres (52 ft)!!

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalodon

    • Photo: Edward Codling

      Edward Codling answered on 23 Jun 2011:

      Megalodon was a massive prehistoric shark – very nasty!

      Apparently it grew as long as 60 feet (about 18m) – that’s big!

      http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/otherprehistoriclife/a/megalodon-facts.htm

    • Photo: Zara Gladman

      Zara Gladman answered on 23 Jun 2011:

      Hey left4halo4!

      Well apparently it was the biggest shark in the history of the planet… so pretty big! Scientists don’t know its exact size because they have only found a few bones and teeth… but they’ve guessed that it was 55-60 feet long. That’s about 11 of me! Its teeth were over a foot long too. Scary!!

      I’d love it if someone made another ‘Jaws’ film with megalodon!

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