Table 1. Calculated properties of the completed O. megalodon reconstruction.
COM, center of mass; DER, daily energetic requirement; TL, total length. COM axis directions are as follows: lateral (x); posterior (y); dorsal (z). CI = 95% confidence intervals from equations.
| Property (units) | Source | Measurement | CI |
| TL (m) | Blender | 15.9 | NA |
| Surface area (m2) | MeshLab (31) | 131.2 | NA |
| Volume (m3) | MeshLab (31) | 58.1 | NA |
| COM x (m) | MeshLab (31) | 0.2 | NA |
| COM y (m) | MeshLab (31) | −3.3 | NA |
| COM z (m) | MeshLab (31) | 0.8 | NA |
| Density (kg/m3) | Literature (32) | 1,060 | NA |
| Body mass (kg) | Eq. 1 | 61,560 | NA |
| Absolute cruising speed (m/s) |
Eq. 2 (33) | 1.4 | 0.5–4.1 |
| Relative cruising speed (BL/s) |
Absolute speed/TL |
0.09 | 0.03–0.26 |
| Stomach volume (liters) |
Eq. 3 | 9,605 | 8,487–10,722 |
| Gape height 35° | Blender | 1.2 | NA |
| Gape height 75° | Blender | 1.8 | NA |
| Gape width 35° | Blender | 1.7 | NA |
| Gape width 75° | Blender | 1.7 | NA |
| DER (kcal/day) | Eq. 4 (37) | 98,175 | 78,085–123,067 |