Megalodon Overview

Otodus megalodon was the largest known shark and one of the most powerful marine predators in Earth's history. It lived from the Miocene into the Pliocene and had a nearly worldwide distribution. Fossil evidence shows that its diet included whales, seals, large fishes, and other marine animals.

Megalodon is known mainly from fossil teeth and vertebral centra. By comparing these remains with living sharks and studying associated fossils, researchers can investigate its body size, feeding behavior, growth, habitat, evolution, and extinction. The articles below explore each subject in detail.