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Making a megalodon: the evolving science behind estimating the size of the largest ever killer shark
Coastwatch KZN - THE LARGEST SHARK THAT EVER LIVED: Otodus megalodon (meaning 'Big Tooth') was one of the largest predators ever to have lived so not surprisingly it has captured people's imagination.
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