“By comparison, great whites have been known to grow up to 20 feet in length, including the shark known as “Deep Blue,” the largest great white ever caught on camera.
The megalodon, of which the Great Jagged Narrow-Toothed shark is a cousin, is commonly accepted to have reached 60 feet in length. However, some scientists have theorized it could have been 80 feet long.
The megalodon, which went extinct 2.6 million years ago, is being featured in the new movie “The Meg,” starring Jason Statham.
Great Jagged Narrow-Toothed sharks were the top predators of their time, having lived approximately 25 million years ago. They feasted on ancient whales, among other sea creatures.”
Recent history the two largest sharks have been 36 and 37 feet.