Who is bigger megalodon or Titanoboa?

A megalodon is much larger than a Titanoboa, weighing 100,000lbs and growing 67 feet as opposed to the Titanoboa that only weighed 2,500lbs and grew 50ft. Although their lengths are similar, the sheer size and thickness of the megalodon make it a far larger being. Megalodon has the advantage in size.
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What is bigger than a Titanoboa?

That was Gigantophis, a snake that lived 20 million years ago in Africa. The largest snake species today is the giant anaconda, which can grow to around 15 feet in length — less than one-third of the size of your average Titanoboa.
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Which animal is bigger than Titanoboa?

The largest ever reptile VS the largest ever mammal

As seen, the Blue Whale is more than twice as long and heavy in comparison to the Titanoboa.
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What shark is bigger than a megalodon?

What is the biggest shark? The largest shark alive is a whale shark, according to the Smithsonian. It is also considered the largest fish in the world, says the Natural History Museum. Whale sharks can reach 60 feet in length, says Smithsonian, and on average, these fish weigh 20.6 tons, according to livescience.com.
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Is megalodon bigger than blue?

The Megalodon weighs in at upwards of 50-70 tons, measuring a span of up to 60-70 feet in length. By contrast, the Blue Whale tips the scale at around 100-110 tons and tops lengths of up to 100 feet. Who Wins on Size? It's pretty obvious that the Blue Whale is the bigger apex predator in this fight.
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What If Megalodon Met the Biggest Snake Ever



Is there still 1 megalodon alive?

Internet rumors persist that modern-day megalodons exist – that they still swim around in today's oceans. But that's not true. Megalodons are extinct. They died out about 3.5 million years ago.
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Can Titanoboa defeat megalodon?

Megalodon would win a fight against Titanoboa. The monster snake is a one-trick pony, and that trick isn't any good against a massive shark. Even if it managed to wrap about the shark, it's much too small to kill it. Megalodon was about 9 feet across and weighed 100,000lbs.
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What killed the Titanoboa?

Titanoboa died out around 58 to 60 million years ago, so its dominance was fairly brief in geological terms. Scientists aren't quite sure, but they believe that climate change had something to do with it. The climate started to cool, and the enormous snake and other large reptiles couldn't maintain their metabolism.
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Is Titanoboa dead?

The Titanoboa is the biggest snake in the world! It is the universe's largest snake dead or alive. It is roughly 13 meters long ( 42.7 feet ) and weighs 1,135 kg (1.25 tonnes ). It is about 60 million years old and it is now extinct.
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How many Titanoboa are left?

The remains of approximately 30 individuals have been recovered. The majority are adults, but some juveniles have been found. Most specimens are made up of vertebrae and ribs, which is typical of snake fossils. It is estimated that Titanoboa may have had more than 250 vertebrae.
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Who would win a T rex or Titanoboa?

The whole length is pure muscle and power. The Titanoboa would engulf him in seconds. If on the ground and no means to pushing it off with those hands. We use our arms to push off and evade predators T-Rex,he will fail.
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When was the last Titanoboa alive?

At 42 feet long and 1.27 tons, Titanoboa was longer than a school bus and would have had trouble fitting through an office door. This snake lived after the extinction of the dinosaurs during the Paleocene Epoch 58-60 million years ago.
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Can the Titanoboa come back?

As the Earth's temperatures rise, there's a possibility the Titanoboa - or something like it - could make a comeback. But scientist Dr Carlos Jaramillo points out that it wouldn't happen quickly: "It takes geological time to develop a new species. It could take a million years - but perhaps they will!"
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What is largest snake ever?

Reticulated Python

Reticulated pythons are considered to be the longest snake. The world record for the length of a reticulated python is a whopping 32 ft and 9 ½ inches! Like the green anaconda, they are also excellent swimmers. Scientists have even found these incredible animals out at sea.
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What is world's largest snake?

The reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) is the longest snake in the world, regularly reaching over 6.25 metres in length.
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Where is Titanoboa now?

This was a truly gigantic animal and in fact, it was the largest predator that we know of on the face of the planet following the extinction of the dinosaurs. Fossils of Titanoboa cerrjonensis were found in a coal mine in northern Colombia in tropical South America.
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Does Titanoboa bite?

This extremely large snake, while being a member of the Titanoboa family, does not constrict its prey as most boas do. I believe this adaptation comes from coexisting with giant insects. However, the Titanoboa's venomous bite is so potent that it is known to paralyze far larger creatures.
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Who would win lion or Titanoboa?

Who Would Win in a Fight Between the Largest Snake Ever and the Largest Lion? Titanoboa would defeat the cave lion in a fight.
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Who would win T Rex vs megalodon?

Well, it depends on where they fought. If they fought in the water, megalodon had the advantage being a water dinosaur and being able to survive better underwater. If they fought on land, T-Rex would have the advantage being a land dinosaur and able to breathe air.
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Who would win in a fight megalodon?

While a similar length, the Megalodon had a much more robust body and huge jaws built for devouring whales and other large marine mammals. A Mosasaurus would not have been able to get its jaws around the much thicker body of the Megalodon. It would just take one catastrophic bite for the Megalodon to end the battle.
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How old is the last megalodon?

The biggest shark in the world

The earliest megalodon fossils (Otodus megalodon, previously known as Carcharodon or Carcharocles megalodon) date to 20 million years ago. For the next 13 million years the enormous shark dominated the oceans until becoming extinct just 3.6 million years ago.
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Is there a 40 foot shark?

The second biggest shark in the world is the basking shark

While they don't get quite as large as whale sharks, the largest one ever reliably measured was 12.27 metres or just over 40 feet long. This is enough to net them the title of the world's second-largest shark.
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Are megalodons coming back?

The answer to the megalodon question is a resounding NO. Megalodon went extinct around 3.5 million years ago.
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