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Megalodon

Scientists estimate megalodon had a bite force of 108, 514 – 182, 201 Newtons (N) – that’s 3 times stronger than t-rex, and a whopping 10 times that of a great white! Illustration by Katerina Sonntagova | © Save Our Seas Foundation
Much of what we know comes from their teeth, as sharks have cartilaginous skeletons that do not easily fossilise. Just one reasonably preserved megalodon vertebral column exists, and it’s the size of a dinner plate! Illustration by Katerina Sonntagova | © Save Our Seas Foundation
Megalodon went extinct long before humans arrived on the scene. The latest known fossil is dated to 3.6 million years ago – our own species, Homo sapiens, showed up just 300, 000 years ago. Illustration by Katerina Sonntagova | © Save Our Seas Foundation

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