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The Megalodon weights about 50-60 tons. That would be the average weight of the Megalodon. But the biggest was 103 tons! WOW ! That's big!
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The maximum weight C. megalodon could reach is, to be quite honest, unknown to science. It depends on the lenght of each specimen.
For example, an average sized megalodon (between 16 to 17 metres long) would have an weight of 48,000 to 60,000 kg.
Larger specimens with a lenght of 20.3 metres would have weighted 103,000 kg, according to Michael Gottfried et al.
The problem is that Gottfried used, in 2008, as a basis for estimate of max. lenght and weight of C. megalodon a set of fossilized remains that included teeth with a max. height of 184.81 mm.
In 2010, Vito Bertucci, a fossil collector, presented to the scientific community a fossilized megalodon tooth with a height of 193.67mm.
And it is a mathematical certitude that this larger tooth did NOT belonged to the largest megalodon in the world's oceans!
So, marine biologists Patrick J. Schembri et al. could have been more accurate with their avaliation of megalodon's maximum total lenght of 24 to 25 metres (79 to 82 ft).
Under this last estimative, the maximum weight of a megalodon would be approximately 180,000 kg, the weight of the largest extant blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus).
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∙ 9y agoThe Megalodon is the worlds largest shark and can weight to be over 100 tons. The tooth of a Megalodon can weigh between 4 and 15 ounces.
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∙ 12y agoi found a carcharodon tooth a few years ago how much would it be worth?
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∙ 9y agoA recent megalodon tooth was found off the coast of Hawaii and it weighed in at 2 lbs based on all megalodon tooth findings the average is about 1.5 lbs
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∙ 13y agoThe Megalodon weighs 30-60 tonnes
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∙ 12y ago£10
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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.
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 is bigger a megalodon shark or a whale shark?
The prehistoric Megalodon shark, extinct over a million years ago, was found to reach over 52 feet in fossil records. The Whale shark, largest living fish in the ocean today, can reach over 40 feet in length.
When was the last megalodon seen?
i think the last time that the megalodon was seen was in 2010 because the scientist think that the megalodon shark is still alive in some research and do you think the megalodon shark is still alive?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
What was the biggest fish ever?
people say that it is megalodon witch was pretty much bigger then the whale shark.
How much does a cookie cutter shark weigh?
not that much
How much does a five headed shark weigh?
Five times as much as a 'One-Headed Shark'.
How much does a baby whit shark weigh?
They weigh around 35Lb.
What does a megladon tooth look like?
Exactly like the tooth of the great white shark, only much larger. Some found in Mesozoic deposits are 6 inches (15 cm) across the bottom. They are both species of the Genus Carcharodon. The Great White is Carcharodon carcharias, and the extinct Mesozoic monster was Carcharodon megalodon.
What did a meglodon feed on?
Carcharcadon megalodon was the giant ancestor of the Great White Shark, so pretty much anything it wanted.
How much does a hammer shark weigh?
they can weigh up to 5oo to 1000 pounds
How much does a carpet shark weigh?
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