A man from Bohol recently discovered a fossil tooth from the giant predatory shark, Carcharocles megalodon. In a Facebook post by the National Museum in Bohol, they said that this the third and last installment of their “Shark Encounters in Bohol” series.
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According to the National Museum, the fossil was discovered by Christian Gio B. Bangalao in Brgy. Jandig, an inland barangay and an elevated part of Maribojoc in Bohol. The specimen was donated to the National Museum last May 28, 2020. It is also the second O. megalodon specimen found in the town of Maribojoc.
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The fossil is currently on display in the National Museum of Natural History in Manila. The National Museum said, “The megalodon is considered as the largest shark that ever lived in the world’s oceans. The earliest fossils date to 20 million years ago. The species went extinct and disappeared from the fossil record about 2.6 million years ago.”
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