Megalodon: What were the largest predatory sharks on Earth? - explainer
If you are one to fear large sharks, and if the movies Jaws or The Meg terrified you, then the megalodon, the massive prehistoric selachians, are likely the stuff of nightmares.
An artistic illustration of the megalodon shark, one of the largest sharks to ever lurk in Earth's oceans.(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)ByAARON REICH