How diving as a boy took Tim Flannery on the trail of the megalodon in all its 'terrifying glory'
- Written by: Vivienne Westbrook, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia
Tim Flannery with a model set of jaws of a megalodon at the Australian Museum, and, on right, a megalodon tooth.Photos: Text Publishing, Wikimedia CommonsWith Meg 2: The Trench currently showing in cinemas – its eponymous star looking unhelpfully like an oversized great white shark – megalodons are having another pop cultural moment.
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