Therefore, the largest prey item the megalodon could consume on an empty stomach was probably anything similar in size to living orcas (Orcinus orca), which can grow to around 26 feet (8 m) long ...

They estimated the megalodon would have been able to devour prey the size of orca whales – which can be up to 26 feet long and weigh over 8,000 pounds – in just five bites.

Once a megalodon captured a killer whale, or something of comparable size, it could have sustained itself for the next two months while it patrolled the open ocean in search of its next meal.

NEW YORK — Today's sharks have nothing on their ancient cousins. A giant shark that roamed the oceans millions of years ago could have devoured a creature the size of a killer whale in just five ...

The model megalodon’s jaws could open wide enough to gobble a 26-foot orca in as few as five bites. How reliable is such computer modeling?

The megalodon stalked the world’s oceans from about 20 million years ago, and likely measured up to 50 feet in length. That’s roughly three times larger than the modern great white shark.