Wright State professor’s work part of Discovery Channel’s Shark Week

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This Shark Week, Wright State University professor Chuck Ciampaglio will share some nightmarish details about a prehistoric predator the Discovery Channel dubbed “Sharkzilla.”

Actually named megalodon — which means “big tooth” — it was one of the largest carnivores that ever lived, with teeth seven inches long, a mouth big enough to swallow a small boat and a bite force estimated at 20,000 pounds, said Ciampaglio, one of only a handful of scientist worldwide to study the shark.

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