How many meters was the great white shark?

[dongmin]

If you know anything about modern white sharks, how big are teeth of this size?  The size is 58mm. How big was this great white shark? Are great white shark teeth of this size large?

[North]

If my information is not wrong I would say around 5 meters. But estimation should be made from first or second upper anterior tooth. Other tooth placements would give different results and are less precise.

[dongmin]

10 hours ago, North said:

내 정보가 틀리지 않다면 약 5미터 정도라고 하겠습니다. 그러나 평가는 첫 번째 또는 두 번째 위 전치부터 이루어져야 합니다. 다른 치아 배치는 다른 결과를 제공하며 정확도가 떨어집니다.

thank you for telling me.  Is a 5 meter great white shark big?

[North]

3 hours ago, dongmin said:

thank you for telling me.  Is a 5 meter great white shark big?

Yes.

[Kane]

You wouldn't want to be swimming in the water with it, that is for sure. 

[Shellseeker]

I recall reading an article about longest GW ever measured and the were a couple slightly over 6 meters. 

The tooth below is a fossilized GW found in Florida by a friend who traded Megalodons.  It is slightly under 75 mm and I could have purchased but felt the price was more than I was willing to afford.

[North]

8 minutes ago, Shellseeker said:

I recall reading an article about longest GW ever measured and the were a couple slightly over 6 meters. 

The tooth below is a fossilized GW found in Florida by a friend who traded Megalodons.  It is slightly under 75 mm and I could have purchased but felt the price was more than I was willing to afford.

That is impressive size tooth.

I think Great whites were larger at prehistoric times, but Im not sure why.

 

But even the 5 meters I gave should be considered as maximum length.

[ynot]

On 1/11/2024 at 7:31 AM, North said:

But even the 5 meters I gave should be considered as maximum length.

Quick google gives 20 feet as a maximum length, a little over 6.5 meters.

[North]

9 hours ago, ynot said:

Quick google gives 20 feet as a maximum length, a little over 6.5 meters.

Maximum length for shark that this tooth is from.

[patelinho7]

The length, while impressive, doesn't account for its width, likely making it even more terrifying. A 20-ft tank!

Edited June 2 by patelinho7