Is the megalodon still there? Some want to believe that this prehistoric shark of about 20 meters, which populated the oceans is still in deep water.
On August 9th, Philip Mullaly went to the Great Ocean Road about 100km from Melbourne, looking for fossils when he discovered teeth that belonged to a giant shark more than 25 million years old.
"I was walking along the beach in search of fossils, I turned around and saw a spark in a rock, then I saw a quarter of the exposed tooth. it was just perfect, and I knew it was an important discovery that needed to be shared, "Mullaly told AFP after handing out his findings to the Victoria Museum.
Specialists measured the teeth of a length of more than seven centimeters, and estimate that the size of the animal should be twice that of the white shark, one can reach up to eight meters long.
According to experts, this giant prehistoric shark fed on small whales and penguins.
"These teeth are of international significance because they are one of the three sets of Carcharodon angustidens teeth in the world, and this is the first series discovered in Australia," said paleontologist Erich Fitzgerald.
After this discovery, two expeditions were made to the site where the teeth were found. And the researchers have got their hands on more than forty other fossils of teeth. Most came from the giant shark and other smaller sized teeth belonged to the six-toothed shark (Hexangus), an animal that still exists today.
