What Did Megalodon Really Look Like?

Megalodon is infamous the world over, but what did this mega shark really look like? The fossils of this animal are very incomplete, leading to a great deal of speculation on what its true life appearance could have been.

PLEASE NOTE: The drawings shown at 3:55-4:15 should actually be credited to L.J.V. Compagno

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[bigmuscleguy]

7:34 Megalodon then: "I am a giant great white shark."

Megalodon now: "I am a giant pill."

[oddgeir]

Me: *Drawing a shark.
Passerby: That doesn't really look like a shark.
Me: It's a speculative interpretation of Megalodon.

[maplehugger]

movies: big scary great white

reality, probably: _c h o n k y b o i s_

[Happy_Fun_Ball]

Given the time period, it most likely had a Beatles haircut...

[bundleization]

Megalodon could have had super saiyan 3 hair and no one would know

[brunocat]

I'd get really depressed if I got eaten by a shark that looked like an overgroen salmon

[johnbiever]

“Carcharodon Megalodon”

Ah, yes, the classic “Mega-toothed shark-tooth”

[thedoruk]

7:45 - *THICC MEGALODON!*


Our dreams are now complete, and we sleep with peace

[kateaveryavery]

2:23 that prehistoric shark looks incredibly sad.

[mabbott]

It could've looked like a Honda civic but we will never know

[tgshort]

I'm certain it looked like a shark

[dotsinki]

Im still holding on to my theory about a small fish with a massive tooth at the end of his tail

[matthewdoyle]

What if the Megalodon was all mouth and actually a lot smaller in length than estimated

[SnakesAnimations]

Just imagine...
*HAMMERHEAD MEGALODON*

[Chickenballs-jlnq]

Scientists have already proven that Megalodon had feathers.

[failed_K]

Guys,
It’s obvious what Megalodon looks like,
It looked like a giant shark
Edit;) damn, I didn't expect a dumb ass joke to start a full on comment war holy crap!!??

[MrBarborosa]

That Megalodon gets bullied by the other sharks at the gym

[tlshortyshorty]

“I’m trying to hunt around- but I’m dummy thicc and my tail keeps alerting the whales”

[ashknoecklein]

Anyone else annoyed at the idea of undescribed specimens lurking in private collections?

[TigrisdeGallia]

I never stop wondering how not only megalodon but all other prehistoric creatures really looked like. I'm sure they looked so much more amazing than what we think.