What did a Megalodon shark eat?

As the joke would go, it was a 60 foot shark, it could eat whatever it wanted. But, what does the fossil record show that the Megalodon really ate? Fossil. read more

Fossil evidence shows that the Megalodon primarily fed on large marine mammals including whales, dolphins, sea lions, dugongs (sea cows), as well as sea turtles and large fish. Younger Megalodon sharks probably concentrated on smaller prey, while a 60 foot adult Megalodon would have been able to prey upon larger whales. read more

The megalodon had a mouth filled with teeth to eat its prey. There were a total of six rows of teeth, including rows of 24 on the top and 22 on the bottom of its jaws for an average total of 276 teeth in most specimens. read more

Many people want to know what do sharks eat, but there is not a simple answer to that question. The diet of a particular shark can heavily depend on a variety of factors including habitat, location, food availability, shark species, and the size of the shark. read more