Newborn megalodon sharks were larger than most adult humans

Fossilized backbone suggests that the ancient predators were about 2 meters long at birth

megalodon shark jaws

Massive megalodon sharks, whose open jaws (reconstructions shown) could span up to 3 meters, were terrors of the seas, even at birth.

© Jeff Gage/Florida Museum of Natural History

“Baby shark” has taken on a whole new meaning.