Megalodon is an extinct species of shark that lived from around 23 million to around 3.6 million years ago, during which time it occupied a prime position at the top of the food web, before being ...

At the same time, many whale species, megalodon’s primary prey migrated to colder waters or went extinct. “Megalodon was adapted to a world that no longer existed,” explains McCormack.

Megalodon dispatched its prey with a ferocious bite and lethal, serrated teeth that could reach up to 7 inches (18 centimeters) long — the size of a human hand.

Megalodon was a 'SUPER PREDATOR': 52ft shark targeted prey as large as killer whales when it roamed the oceans 11 million years ago – and could then survive without eating for two months, study ...

Nature Not just sharks and whales: giant megalodon’s true prey finally revealed. A recent study has shed new light on the apparent eating habits of the megalodon, an extinct shark that dominated ...

Their results suggest that the megalodon could fully consume prey the size of today's killer whales and then roam the seas without more food for two months. Skip to main content.

The massive Megalodon had a staggering 100,000 kilocalories-per-day nutritional demand—which it didn't always fill as expected.

Megalodon dispatched its prey with a ferocious bite and lethal, serrated teeth that could reach up to 7 inches (18 centimeters) long — the size of a human hand.

It appears, after all, that megalodon partook of a much broader range of prey than previously assumed, as the geoscientist discovered together with scientists from Germany, France, Austria and the US.

Megalodon prey would've included seals, sea turtles, and even whales. Scientists think that megalodon would've used its jaws to break through the chest of its prey, puncturing its major organs.

Megalodon dispatched its prey with a ferocious bite and lethal, serrated teeth that could reach up to 7 inches (18 centimeters) long — the size of a human hand.

Megalodon dispatched its prey with a ferocious bite and lethal, serrated teeth that could reach up to 7 inches (18 centimeters) long — the size of a human hand.