A Picture of the Head of Megalodon (Carcharodon megalodon)

We get lots of young palaeontologists asking us about the fearsome prehistoric fish known as Megalodon (C. megalodon), so team members at Everything Dinosaur have created a picture of the “business end” of this ferocious marine predator.

A Close up of the Jaws of the Giant Shark (C. megalodon)

Picture Credit: Everything Dinosaur

Scientists estimate that his shark may have reached lengths in excess of sixteen metres.  Fossils of its triangular shaped teeth have been found in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Americas.