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The megalodon, "big tooth" in Greek, from μέγας and ὀδούς) was a mega-tooth shark that lived in the prehistoric times, during the late Oligocene epoch and Neogene period, approximately 25 to 1.5 million years ago, and was a super-preditor.

paleontological research indicates that C. megalodon is the largest and most powerful macro-predatory fish in vertebrate history. C. megalodon is principally known from partially preserved skeletal remains, which indicate a shark of gigantic proportions - approaching a length of around 20 metres (66 ft), larger than any other species, extinct or extant. After scrutiny of its remains, scientists have assigned C. megalodon to the order Lamniformes but its genius is disputed. Scientists suggest that C. megalodon looked like a stockier version of the great white shark in life. Fossil evidence confirms that C. megalodon had a cosmopalitan distribution. Bite marks on fossil bones from C. megalodon indicate that it preyed upon large marine animals. Therefore, they lived in warmer places then other areas.

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