The megalodon was the apex predator of its day, eating whatever it wanted and roaming Earth’s oceans for millions of years. Some were four times the size of today’s great whites.
Now, a scale model of the giant shark sits in the Smithsonian.
Curator Nick Pyenson joins Here & Now‘s Robin Young to talk about why Americans remain fascinated with megalodons.
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