What did a meglodon feed on?

Emma explains, 'With its large serrated teeth megalodon would have eaten meat - most likely whales and large fish, and probably other sharks. If you are that big you need to eat a lot of food, so large prey is required. ' This would have included animals as small as dolphins and as large as humpback whales.

1. What is the Megalodons favorite food?
2. How did the megalodon get its food?
3. How large was megalodon and what did he eat?
4. What was a top predator that could take on the megalodon?

What is the Megalodons favorite food?

While megalodon could eat whatever it chose, its favourite food was whale. Other kinds of marine mammals such as seals and Odobenocetops were also on its menu.

How did the megalodon get its food?

Still, megalodons had their pick of sea creatures to eat. They could eat a variety of animals because of their speed and enormous jaws with double rows of sharp teeth. The most likely prey for megalodons was cetaceans – this is the order of animals that includes whales, dolphins and porpoises.

How large was megalodon and what did he eat?

A megalodon's head alone was the size of a car. The prehistoric monster was largest meat-eating shark to ever roam the oceans: It reached lengths of 50 feet, with dorsal fins that jutted 5 feet out of the water.

What was a top predator that could take on the megalodon?

There are many animals that could beat megalodon. Some say megalodon ate Livyatan but it was an ambush predator and Livyatan might have eaten it too. The modern sperm whale, fin whale, blue whale, Sei whale, Triassic kraken, pliosaurus and colossal squid could all beat the megalodon.