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Megalodon may have grown up to 80 feet long — far larger than previous estimates

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Megalodons may have been even larger than we first thought, growing up to 80 feet ( 24.3 meters ) long.

Megalodon ruled the seas of ancient Earth between around 20 million and 3.6 million years ago.

The largest megalodon fossil ever found is a 36-foot-long ( 11 m) section of its spine, which would have been located in the trunk of its body.