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](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/011221_CG_megalodon_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
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