Megalodon May Have Reached 65 Feet (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Megalodon May Have Reached 65 Feet

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Scientists have been trying to estimate the size of Otodus megalodon for more than a century, using the many fossil teeth the giant shark left behind. A new, more reliable way of calculating megalodon's length used tooth width instead of height, generating an estimated maximum length of about 65 feet.

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