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Megalodon sharks are only known from fossilized teeth. Even before the Renaissance, megalodon teeth had been found, but they were believed to be the petrified tongues of dragons or snakes. In 1667, Danish naturalist Nicolaus Steno, recognized that they were shark teeth. He revealed his findings in a book called The Head of a Shark Dissected.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoMegalodon tooth fossils were commonly commonly found in rocks during the Renaissance (probably the 1500s). Originally, these teeth were believe to be the petrified tongues of dragons or snakes.
However, in 1667, Nicolaus Steno, a Danish naturalist, realized that they were actually shark teeth. The Megalodon got its scientific name (Carcharodon megalodon) from Louis Agassiz, a Swiss naturalist, in 1835.
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When was the megalodon shark first discovered?
no...it wasn't the first shark.
What was the first shark in the world?
1546bajilcabjillin yrs ago in other words a LONG time ago
Was the megalodon shark real or fake?
Yes the Megalodon was a real shark but is now extinct.
What shark is familiar to white shark?
The megalodon
What is a extinct shark?
Megalodon
What is the biggest extinct shark in the world?
The megalodon shark
Was the megalodon the first shark?
no...it wasn't the first shark.
Is a whale shark the largest shark?
it is but if it counts extinct then no a megalodon shark is
Which is more rare the whale shark or the megalodon?
As the Megalodon is an extinct species of shark that existed during the Cenozoic Era, I would say that the Megalodon is very much rarer than our present day Whale Shark.
What are the release dates for Shark Week - 1987 Megalodon The Monster Shark Lives?
Shark Week - 1987 Megalodon The Monster Shark Lives was released on: USA: August 2013
What really is the megalodon?
Megalodon Shark is an ancient shark that lived back around the time of the dinosaurs. It was much bigger than any shark we see nowadays.
Are megalodons a shark or a whale?
Megalodon was a huge, carnivorous shark.
