SCIENTISTS REDISCOVER LOST MEGALODON FOSSILS—AND REVEAL A 79-FOOT GIANT

Several enormous Megalodon vertebrae thought to have been destroyed in 1989 were found sitting unnoticed on a museum shelf. Their analysis strengthens evidence that the giant shark could exceed 24 meters (79 feet) in length and live for nearly a century.

All Top News -- ScienceDaily reports that several enormous Megalodon vertebrae thought to have been destroyed in 1989 were found sitting unnoticed on a museum shelf.

The report adds: Their analysis strengthens evidence that the giant shark could exceed 24 meters (79 feet) in length and live for nearly a century.

Researchers also estimate that its newborns may have measured an astonishing 3.6 meters (12 feet).

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