SHARK TALE: Extinct Predator Gulped 8-Metre Prey As A Whole, 3D Model Study Reveals

An  illustration  of  megadolon  eating their pray, undated. Scientist theorize the megadolon might require over 98,000 kilo calories every day and have stomach volume of almost 10,000 liters.

Note: Licensed photo.  (J. J. Giraldo/Newsflash
) An illustration of megadolon eating their pray, undated. Scientist theorize the megadolon might require over 98,000 kilo calories every day and have stomach volume of almost 10,000 liters. Note: Licensed photo. (J. J. Giraldo/Newsflash )
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18 August 2022
Research of a 3D reconstruction of the largest shark that has ever lived reveals that it was capable of devouring prey up to eight metres long in one piece. The megalodon is an extinct species of mackerel shark that lived approximately 23 to 3.6 million years ago. Meaning ‘big tooth’, the megalodon...