– though Discovery aired Megalodon: The New Evidence (2018) and Megalodon: Fact vs. Fiction (2019), both also debunking their own earlier hoax.
Estimated at 40,000 pounds per square inch (PSI)—enough to crush a small car. – though Discovery aired Megalodon: The New Evidence
Megalodons needed massive amounts of calories, feeding primarily on large baleen whales. As ocean temperatures dropped, whale populations changed and moved, depriving Megalodons of their primary food source. It targeted large marine mammals, using its immense
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For millions of years, nothing in the ocean could challenge this titan. It targeted large marine mammals, using its immense power to bite off flippers and immobilize its prey. The Extinction Event: What Happened? It targeted large marine mammals
Megalodon's massive size was only one aspect of its impressive anatomy. Its powerful tail and streamlined body allowed it to swim at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour (40 kilometers per hour). Its jaws, lined with massive teeth up to 7 inches (18 centimeters) long, were capable of exerting a bite force of over 100,000 pounds per square inch (psi). This is stronger than any other fish, and even rivals the bite force of the Tyrannosaurus Rex.