Jun 11, 2025 · Apex predators existed, food webs were complex, and adaptability was key to survival. Megalodon may have ruled the oceans, but not alone… and not without competition.

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.

Jun 2, 2025 · New research shows megalodon wasn’t just hunting whales — fossilized teeth suggest the massive predator ate whatever it could to meet its 100,000-calorie-a-day diet.

Jun 1, 2025 · “Megalodon was by all means flexible enough to feed on marine mammals and large fish, from the top of the food pyramid as well as lower levels, depending on availability,” …

May 26, 2025 · Otodus megalodon was the largest predatory fish in Earth's history. Measuring up to 24 meters, it was longer than a truck with a trailer and weighed almost twice as much. …

May 27, 2025 · What scientists understand about the voracious feeding habits of the colossal megalodon could be up for some revision. The prehistoric predator that went extinct about 3.6 …

Jun 22, 2022 · A team of Princeton researchers has now discovered clear evidence that Megalodon and some of its ancestors were at the very highest rung of the prehistoric food …

May 26, 2025 · For centuries, scientists believed that Otodus megalodon hunted exclusively at the top off the food chain, but a new study led by Jeremy McCormack from the Department of …

Nov 10, 2025 · Megalodon’s immense size was a defining factor in its diet. It required a vast amount of energy to sustain its body mass, necessitating the consumption of large, energy …

May 27, 2025 · In a study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, scientists analyzed zinc isotopes in fossilized megalodon teeth and compared them to those of modern sharks. …