Megalodon and a white shark
2025120251Megalodon and a white shark. Size comparison of extinct and modern animals
Extinct animal - Megalodon
Modern relative - white shark
The modern great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is the most well-known predatory fish. That's today. But we wouldn't be able to call it that if another truly large shark had survived to our days. The Megalodon (Ancient Greek for «big tooth») was really enormous, reaching lengths of 8-16 meters, and perhaps even more. This giant weighed around 40 tons. For reference: the great white (supposedly "great") shark only grows up to 6 meters long and weighs 2.3 tons.
More information about the Megalodon and more images with it you can find on the page Megalodon
About the Size Comparison Project: In 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic, Roman and Alexandra Uchytel created the Size Comparison Project to compare ancient animals with their modern relatives, which went viral on social media. More details about the Size Comparison Project, as well as links to media publications you can find here
Megalodon and a white shark. Size comparison of extinct and modern animals
Extinct animal - Megalodon
Modern relative - white shark
The modern great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is the most well-known predatory fish. That's today. But we wouldn't be able to call it that if another truly large shark had survived to our days. The Megalodon (Ancient Greek for «big tooth») was really enormous, reaching lengths of 8-16 meters, and perhaps even more. This giant weighed around 40 tons. For reference: the great white (supposedly "great") shark only grows up to 6 meters long and weighs 2.3 tons.
More information about the Megalodon and more images with it you can find on the page Megalodon
About the Size Comparison Project: In 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic, Roman and Alexandra Uchytel created the Size Comparison Project to compare ancient animals with their modern relatives, which went viral on social media. More details about the Size Comparison Project, as well as links to media publications you can find here
