Before megalodon, researchers say a monstrous shark ruled ancient Australian seas
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A illustration made in Sept. 3, 2025, of a gigantic 8 meter (26 foot) long mega-predatory lamniform shark swimming beside a long-necked plesiosaur in the seas off Australia 115 million years ago. (Pollyanna von Knorring/Swedish Museum of Natural History via AP)This Jan. 19, 2024 photo shows the 115-million-year-old vertebrae from the gigantic Darwin lamniform shark, which were studied by researchers who used multiple data points to calculate the mega-predators' massive size. (Mikael Siversson/Western Australian Museum via AP)This June 8, 2023 photo shows a 115-million-year-old vertebra from the gigantic Darwin lamniform shark, which was studied by [international, not just Australian] researchers who used multiple data points to calculate the mega-predators' massive size. (Benjamin Kear/Swedish Museum of Natural History via AP)
A illustration made in Sept. 3, 2025, of a gigantic 8 meter (26 foot) long mega-predatory lamniform shark swimming beside a long-necked plesiosaur in the seas off Australia 115 million years ago. (Pollyanna von Knorring/Swedish Museum of Natural History via AP)