The Megalodon is the uber-shark, the shark that attacks us in our nightmares, the shark that terrorizes busty beauties in cheesy B-movies, the shark that your drunken scuba diving neighbor saw on the dive boat last weekend (“Dude, I swear, it was <hic> this big!”).
In actuality, the Megalodon is (or, more rightly: was) believed to be a 40-to-50-foot long shark with a gaping maw large enough to drive a Mini Cooper into. (Alleged) fossils of Megalodon’s teeth measure up to 6 inches in length, and fossil-collectors pay top-dollar for them. Although many “fans” of the Megalodon consider it to be the bigger, badder older brother to the Great White – check out some of these “eyewitness accounts” of Megalodon sightings! – recent evidence suggests that the Megalodon doesn’t resemble today's Great Whites that closely. Some people believe in their souls that Megalodon packs are swimming in the abysses, feeding, reproducing, biding their time…
Regardless, if you’re bored this weekend, check out the horror flick that bears the name of everyone’s favorite feral predator: Megalodon.
1. In actuality, the Megalodon is (or, more rightly: was) believed to be a 40-to-50-foot long shark...
You were right first time -- it should say: "Megalodon is believed to have been a 40-to-50-foot long shark..."
Posted at 3:07PM on Jun 20th 2005 by Nigel Pond