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The Megalodon Was Truly a Massive Monster of the Sea

By Abby Parks

Published August 20, 2025 Runtime 1:59

Great white sharks are already massive, but scientists use their teeth to estimate just how big they can get—and those same methods help unlock the mystery of the megalodon, the colossal predator that vanished millions of years ago. Because only teeth remain, experts face challenges in reconstructing its true size, leading to fascinating debates: was it merely huge, or unimaginably enormous? This video explores how shark science, fossil evidence, and scientific disagreement keep the legend of the megalodon alive.

About the Author

Abby Parks

Abby Parks has authored a fiction novel, theatrical plays, short stories, poems, and song lyrics. She's recorded two albums of her original songs, and is a multi-instrumentalist. She has managed a website for folk music and written articles on singer-songwriters, folk bands, and other things music-oriented. She's also a radio DJ for a folk music show. As well as having been a pet parent to rabbits, birds, dogs, and cats, Abby loves seeking sightings of animals in the wild and has witnessed some more exotic ones such as Puffins in the Farne Islands, Southern Pudu on the island of Chiloe (Chile), Penguins in the wild, and countless wild animals in the Rocky Mountains (Big Horn Sheep, Mountain Goats, Moose, Elk, Marmots, Beavers).

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