Is Megalodon bigger than a blue whale?

First of all, blue whales are significantly larger than megalodons. The largest blue whale ever weighed 418,878 pounds (more than 200 tons) while average blue whales weigh more than 100 tons. In addition, megalodons were sexually dimorphic, which means the females were significantly larger than males.
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Is there anything bigger than a blue whale?

While there might never be a larger animal than the blue whale, there are other kinds of organism that dwarf it. The largest of them all, dubbed the “humongous fungus”, is a honey mushroom (Armillaria ostoyae).
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Is a megalodon bigger than a biggest whale?

No, the blue whale is much bigger. Megalodon was up to 60 feet long, while blue whales are 80 to 100 feet long.
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Is there a shark bigger than the blue whale?

The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) earns the name “whale” solely because of its size. Just as the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is the largest living mammal*, the whale shark is the largest species of any fish, known to reach more than 40 feet in length.
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Who will win megalodon or blue whale?

A megalodon would win in a fight against a blue whale using it's powerful bite and speed.
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Megalodon vs Blue Whale: Who's the Sea Giant



Did megalodon eat blue whales?

Emma explains, 'With its large serrated teeth megalodon would have eaten meat - most likely whales and large fish, and probably other sharks.
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Who would win megalodon vs Kraken?

The megalodon would struggle, using its body weight to try and escape the Kraken. But the kraken is too strong, and its grip would be unshakeable as its suction cups cling onto the megalodon. The megalodon could bite into one of the kraken's tentacles, tearing it apart.
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What animal is bigger than megalodon?

When it comes to size, the blue whale dwarfs even the largest megalodon estimates. It's believed blue whales can reach a maximum length of 110 feet (34 meters) and weigh up to 200 tons (400,000 pounds!). That's more than twice the size of even the largest megalodon size estimates.
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Is blue whale bigger than any dinosaur?

Far bigger than any dinosaur, the blue whale is the largest known animal to have ever lived. An adult blue whale can grow to a massive 30m long and weigh more than 180,000kg - that's about the same as 40 elephants, 30 Tyrannosaurus Rex or 2,670 average-sized men.
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What hunted 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.
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What shark is bigger than a Megalodon?

What is bigger than the megalodon and the whale shark? Blue whales are larger than megalodons and whale sharks. We know that megalodons were larger than the modern-day heavyweights like great whites, but were there other sharks in history that could have stacked up to the reigning king?
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Is a colossal squid bigger than a blue whale?

The largest animal in the world is the blue whale, but the largest invertebrate (a spineless creature) is the colossal squid, even bigger than its relative the giant squid. Scientists had a problem when they found the only known member of the genus Mesonychoteuthis - the colossal squid.
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What's the biggest animal to ever live?

In terms of mass, Earth's largest mammal is the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus). Weighing approximately 136 metric tons (150 tons) and growing to a length of more than 30 meters (98 feet), it is also the largest animal that ever lived.
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Is megalodon a dinosaur?

The dinosaurs died out about 66 million years ago. Megalodons came later. The oldest megalodon fossils are from the Miocene Epoch, which began 23 million years ago. 3.
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What's the biggest creature in the ocean?

The Antarctic blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus ssp. Intermedia) is the biggest animal on the planet, weighing up to 400,000 pounds (approximately 33 elephants) and reaching up to 98 feet in length.
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Are blue whales friendly?

In a nutshell, yes, blue whales are friendly animals. These animals feed almost exclusively in krill, so have no interest in humans and are not a threat to us.
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Is colossal squid bigger than Megalodon?

The Colossal Squid is a bit oversized, because it wouldn't be much bigger than the Megalodon because it is prey for the Sperm Whale which is also something that is not much bigger than the Megalodon. It is seemingly the size of the mythical creature "Kraken", although Kraken is indeed an octopus.
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Who would win titanoboa vs Megalodon?

Titanoboa vs Megalodon: Speed and Movement

It's believed that the megalodon could swim at 11 mph and the Titanoboa could swim at about 10 mph. However, it's hard to say how fast creatures that large could swim, but these estimates favor the Megalodon. The Megalodon has a very slight advantage against the Titanoboa.
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Is a colossal squid bigger than a kraken?

The Giant Squid Measures Around 33 Feet

That's about the size of a school bus, but still 7,887 feet smaller than the kraken was believed to be. So where did the notion of monstrous size come from? A squid's skin tends to get rubbery in the sun, and a beached creature may have stretched to appear bigger.
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Are sharks scared of dolphins?

Sharks do not fear dolphins. Dolphins will hunt in packs to kill larger prey such as seals or tuna fish, while sharks prefer to be solitary hunters who ambush their prey below before eating them alive.
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What is the biggest shark in history?

megalodon, (Carcharocles megalodon), member of an extinct species of megatooth shark (Otodontidae) that is considered to be the largest shark, as well as the largest fish, that ever lived.
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Do blue whales still exist?

Blue whales are still an endangered species and there are thought to be no more than 25,000 living in the world today.
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