The Great White in Comparison to the Extinct Megalodon

For centuries, scientists have stumbled upon heaps of megalodon teeth across the globe. They were often called tongue stones, and people thought they were the tips of a dragon’s tongue. The megalodon teeth were shrouded in myth, and folks believed that they could cure various ailments or function as luck charms.

That’s until scientists studied them and revealed that the teeth belonged to the extinct sharks. Based on computer renderings, the megalodons resembled the great white sharks but were much bigger. The photo above reveals just how big they were by showing the contrast between a great white and a megalodon’s jaw.