What Did Megalodon Actually Look Like?

The giant prehistoric shark Megalodon is famous worldwide. But what did it really look like? According to new studies from 2024 and 2025, it wasn't just a giant great white shark. In fact, it may have looked more like a lemon shark and was much longer than previous reconstructions estimated. Love...

21 min - Dinosaurs & Prehistory - Ben G Thomas

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