The Megalodon shark was one of the most terrifying creatures that ever lived on our planet. It was the largest predatory shark ever, even more powerful than the largest dinosaurs. It became very large and was the apex predator of its time.
Fossils left from the Megalodon show that the mysterious animal mostly ate large marine animals including whales, dolphins, sea lions, dugongs, as well as sea turtles and large fish. The Megalodon was not only the biggest shark in the world, but one of the biggest fish ever. It grew between 15 and 18 meters in length which is three times longer than the largest great white shark.
The great white shark killed the Megalodon. But the Megalodon is a cousin of the Great White Shark. Though the Megalodon is way larger than a Great White, the Great White disturbed the amount of food that was available, so the Megalodon starved to death.
A common question people ask is “do Megalodon’s still exist?” The answer is no. The species went extinct more than 2.5 million years ago. The last Megalodon died about 3.6 million years ago.
The big size is one thing but the speed is another. “The female heard every sound, registered every movement, tasted every trail, and saw every sight, for Carcharodon Megalodon does not just move through the sea, the sea moves through the Megalodon,” said Steve Alten, a researcher of the Megalodon.
The last Megalodons were killed by the changing of the climate, temps getting warmer, and glaciers melting. If this continues to happen, we might lose the Great Whites too. One good thing the extinction gave us is now we can swim in the ocean without the thought of swimming with a 50 feet long shark.
“This is an upper tooth. As you can see, the tooth has a chevron, or scar, above the root, identifying it as a Megalodon,” said Steve Alten.
This big shark might sound like fiction, but the truth is that this is a real animal that was grown up to be the largest shark to ever live.
Link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalodon
Fossils left from the Megalodon show that the mysterious animal mostly ate large marine animals including whales, dolphins, sea lions, dugongs, as well as sea turtles and large fish. The Megalodon was not only the biggest shark in the world, but one of the biggest fish ever. It grew between 15 and 18 meters in length which is three times longer than the largest great white shark.
The great white shark killed the Megalodon. But the Megalodon is a cousin of the Great White Shark. Though the Megalodon is way larger than a Great White, the Great White disturbed the amount of food that was available, so the Megalodon starved to death.
A common question people ask is “do Megalodon’s still exist?” The answer is no. The species went extinct more than 2.5 million years ago. The last Megalodon died about 3.6 million years ago.
The big size is one thing but the speed is another. “The female heard every sound, registered every movement, tasted every trail, and saw every sight, for Carcharodon Megalodon does not just move through the sea, the sea moves through the Megalodon,” said Steve Alten, a researcher of the Megalodon.
The last Megalodons were killed by the changing of the climate, temps getting warmer, and glaciers melting. If this continues to happen, we might lose the Great Whites too. One good thing the extinction gave us is now we can swim in the ocean without the thought of swimming with a 50 feet long shark.
“This is an upper tooth. As you can see, the tooth has a chevron, or scar, above the root, identifying it as a Megalodon,” said Steve Alten.
This big shark might sound like fiction, but the truth is that this is a real animal that was grown up to be the largest shark to ever live.
Link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalodon
