How to Use megalodon in a Sentence
megalodon
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Experts say the largest of the megalodons were up to 80 feet long.
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Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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With teeth up to seven inches long, scientists estimate that the largest megalodons reached up to 80 feet, and rarely lost a fight.
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Jt Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Maryland leaders are considering a bill that would make the extinct megalodon the official state shark.
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Jt Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Leaving a lasting reputation While megalodons have long been extinct, their legacy still washes ashore, with hundreds of megalodon teeth being found each year.
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Jt Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Paleontologists believe that Maryland was once a whale and dolphin calving ground and nursery for hungry megalodons.
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Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
28 Jan. 2026
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While the mighty megalodon is not swimming along the shores of the Bay State now, the enormous prehistoric shark relative once dominated the shallow seas that covered Maryland and the rest of the Atlantic coastal plain.
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Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
28 Jan. 2026
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