When did megalodons exist?
These giant predatory sharks were prowling the ocean between 20 million years and 3.6 million years ago. Palaeontologists can trace the evolutionary history of megalodons back at least 100 million years.
Are megalodons related to great white sharks?
No. Previously, megalodons were named , which placed them in the same genus as great white sharks. Palaeontologists later decided they.
