Megalodon may have been killed off by great white sharks, study suggests

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Megalodon was killed off by great whites, study suggests

Now-extinct carnivores dominated the oceans until 3.6 million years ago, the biggest shark that ever lived, may have been killed off thanks to the success of the great white, new research suggests.

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