New Analysis Reveals Just How Big The Monstrous Megalodon Really Was This monstrous prehistoric shark was more than twice the size of a great white, and now a new detailed analysis has found just how big it really was. Scientists have performed a comprehensive analysis of megalodon remains that are known to exist – primarily teeth but also vertebrae (the individual bones of the spine). the findings suggest the.

New Analysis Reveals Just How Big The Monstrous Megalodon Really Was A new study challenges the idea that megalodon resembled a giant great white shark, suggesting it had a more streamlined, lemon shark like body. researchers estimated its size using fossil evidence and modern shark comparisons, finding that some individuals could have reached 24.3 meters (80 feet) in length. Analysis of the fossilized vertebrae suggests that baby megalodons were already massive at birth, measuring between 12 and 13 feet (3.6 3.9 meters) long. like modern great. Exactly how large megalodon was in real life is a long standing mystery — no complete fossils have ever been discovered. but now, to shimada’s own surprise, his most recent research suggests. An international team led by paleontologist kenshu shimada of depaul university in the us has determined that the megalodon (odontus megalodon) was probably longer and sleeker than previous interpretations of its scant, mysterious remains.

New Analysis Reveals Just How Big The Monstrous Megalodon Really Was Exactly how large megalodon was in real life is a long standing mystery — no complete fossils have ever been discovered. but now, to shimada’s own surprise, his most recent research suggests. An international team led by paleontologist kenshu shimada of depaul university in the us has determined that the megalodon (odontus megalodon) was probably longer and sleeker than previous interpretations of its scant, mysterious remains. They discovered that the extinct sea creature had a much longer bodycloser in shape to a lemon shark or even a large whale. the new analysis reveals as a newborn, a megalodon could have been nearly 13 feet long, roughly the size of an adult great white shark. A new study shows the megalodon, a gigantic shark that went extinct 3.6 million years ago, was more slender than earlier studies suggested. In fact, the new model of megalodon suggests it was a whopping 80 feet long (think two school buses end to end) and weighed around 94 tons—comparable to a modern blue whale. Rather than a bulky behemoth, evidence suggests megalodon was a sleek, streamlined giant—an adaptation that allowed it to reach dimensions that continue to awe us millions of years after its disappearance from the world’s oceans.