The Megalodon Shark

The Megalodon is a giant shark that was said to have died out around the Cenozoic era. This shark was known to be one of the most powerful and largest predator in vertebrate history. The fossilized teeth of this creature when found were reported as petrified snake or dragon tongues but was corrected around 1667 by Nicolaus Steno, a danish naturalist who was able to recognise them as the teeth of a shark.

The Megalodon is also quite similar to a great white by it's teeth and shape. It has been dubbed as the giant white shark, the megatooth shark and the monster shark.

The fossils, or teeth, of a Megalodon have been found in many parts of the world within Europe, Puerto Rico, Japan, New Zealand, Malta and many other countries.

This shark became extinct due to oceanic cooling and sea levels dropping and there was a decline in food supply due to the adaptation of it's prey. It also gained some new competition called Delphinids that could have been the cause.

The Megalodon Shark