Scientists Found Megalodon Fossils Lost for Decades on a Museum Shelf, They Point to a 79-Foot Giant

A forgotten set of Megalodon fossils has returned to the scientific spotlight decades later, carrying clues researchers once feared had been lost. Fossil vertebrae from Otodus megalodon that scientists thought had been destroyed in 1989 have resurfaced in a Danish museum collection. The Largest Known Megalodon Vertebrae ResurfaceThe vertebrae come from a single O. megalodon found in Denmark and date to around 11 million years ago. Vertebral specimen of Otodus megalodon recovered from Denmark’s Gram Formation. Remains of other fossil vertebrates associated with the Otodus megalodon specimen.