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Episode 160
The Meg

Does a giant prehistoric shark lurk deep in the waters of the ocean, surviving against all odds to surprise us by occasionally biting a giant whale in half? No. But these animals did once exist and we don’t need to pretend they’re still alive to be blown away by their stunning biological features. We talk with Dr. Craig McClain about the amazing animal we call Megalodon.

Megalodon tooth with great white sharks teeth (by Brocken Inaglory derived from Parzi and Kalanderivative: [CC BY-SA 3.0], from Wikimedia Commons)

Further reading

• Craig McClain Bio
• Megalodon Trivia
• How We Know Megalodon Doesn’t Still Exist
• The speed of Megalodon
• Discovery Promises no more Fake-umentaries
• More on Discovery
• Even more on Discovery and their leadership’s promise to steer clear of fake content

Music

• Monstertalk Theme: Monster by Peach Stealing Monkeys

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