Megalodon

Word MEGALODON
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Definitions and meanings of "Megalodon"

What do we mean by megalodon?

A species of extinct shark that lived during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs. The species' scientific name is Carcharocles megalodon, although a few scientists argue the genus Otodus is more accurate.

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The word "megalodon" in example sentences

A nursery for the extinct giant shark known as the megalodon - the largest shark that ever lived - has been unearthed in the Isthmus of Panama. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Only the giant shark known as megalodon could have matched the Leviathan for size when alive. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Discoveries here include gigantic fossilized teeth from the legendary 50-foot shark called the megalodon, the bones of a huge penguin with surprisingly colorful feathers and the fossils of the ❋ By SIMON ROMERO (2010)

Discoveries here [in the Ocucaje Desert of Peru] include gigantic fossilized teeth from the legendary 50-foot shark called the megalodon, the bones of a huge penguin with surprisingly colorful feathers and the fossils of the Leviathan Melvillei, a whale with teeth longer than those of the Tyrannosaurus rex, making it a contender for the largest predator ever to prowl the oceans. ❋ By SIMON ROMERO (2010)

That's all pretty bad by itself, but even worse is that we hear the same old tripe about the possibility that C. megalodon is still alive somewhere in the ocean depths. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The megalodon was famed to reach lengths between 45 and 90 feet, dwarfing even today's most fearsome Great Whites. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Carcharocles megalodon with a time machine (as it lived about 50 million years after Tyrannosaurus) was apparently on the scene, and it couldn't resist such a tasty theropod. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A megalodon would have a killer whale for breakfast. ❋ Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- (1977)

As the oceans cooled, megalodon moved south to warmer waters whilethe warm blooded whales and porpoises that were its main food source adapted to the colder ocean regions. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The extinct whale is thought to have lived between 12m and 13m years ago and was probably a top predator alongside the 20-metre-long giant shark, Carcharocles megalodon, using its huge jaws to capture and kill other marine creatures, such as smaller baleen whales. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Do you know how many megalodon B-movies there are and how bad they are? ❋ Unknown (2008)

What's not to enjoy about a film which features an oil-rig eating octopus, an aeroplane-eating shark technically a megalodon and, playing their oceanographer nemesis, singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson? ❋ Sci-Fi Gene (2010)

The largest fossil megalodon tooth found so far measures 7 5/8 inches in length. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Since megalodon and great white teeth are so similar, scientists hypothesize that they shared many other similar physical characteristics as well. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In the American corner, you have the megalodon shark, while the Japanese realm contains an unexplained giant octopus. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Can you imagine if a megalodon had risen from the depths? ❋ Unknown (2007)

Afterwards, we went to the Savage Ancient Seas exhibit, the highlights of which were the megalodon jaw and the enormous sea turtle. ❋ Anne-jumps (2001)

Below the name, a picture of himself holding the largest tooth of Carcharodon megalodon ever found. ❋ Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- (1977)

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