What is National Megalodon Day?
National Megalodon Day on the 15th of June introduces us about the most massive shark that has ever lived!!
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During the Cenozoic Era, Megalodon swam the Earth's oceans for 20 million years. Their mouths spanned 8 to 11 feet wide and were packed with rows of sharp teeth. Their prey was not a chance with a bite force of over 40,000 pounds per square inch, a maximum weight of over 60 tons, and serrated teeth measuring near 7 inches.
Megalodon ruled that their watery habitats were depleted of large marine vertebrates, eating a variety of aquatic vertebrates. The phosphate deposits that are now mined near Aurora, North Carolina (also known as Lee Creek) produce some of the world's finest and well preserved fossilized Megalodon teeth. Several other Miocene and Pliocene aged fossils, including the whales Megalodon hunted, are also discovered alongside the Megalodon's majestic teeth..
