My wife and daughter posing with the reconstructed jaw with fossilized teeth of the Megaladon (Otodus megalodon) on display at the National Museum of the Philippines in Barangay Ermita, Manila
Although quite impressive in size, the jaw of this particular Megalodon is smaller than other specimens discovered, particular those I saw at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington DC, USA. So it seems that either there are not as much examples found in our archipelago, or that the Megalodon did not grow as big as others discovered in other countries.
This makes me think that these Megalodon did not grow to their maximum sizes, just like how the locally spotted Great White Sharks as compared to the sharks found in the Americas, Australia and Africa. This size difference is possible as the area of the Philippine archipelago was just a sometime migration route for these sharks, and not a major breeding or feeding ground.
This picture was taken circa 2019, when my family could join my regular explorations to document local historical landmarks and artworks around the Philippines
There were so many Megalodon fossilized teeth found in the Americas, that the Smithsonian was selling their excess stock in the museum souvenir shop.
