Mature megalodons fed on marine mammals such as sea lions, dolphins and whales. Teeth of the monster of the deep that have been found are typicallylarger than a human hand, the researchers added. Where is the tooth now? The other, at the Museum Boola Bardip, is a beautifully crafted model of meg's head . Similarly, if the body was consumed before it reached the surface, any teeth that were left behind may have sunk to the depths of the ocean. A megalodon is an extinct species that is believed to be the largest shark - and fish - to have ever lived. As a seaman who has spent countless day days off shore I ca say there are many things unexplained out there I and other captains have seen, i want it to be real and if we do find one I'm never going to a beach again, with only 5% of the oceans explored..the thought that the megalodon is extinct is completely arrogant..i hope im alive when one is rediscovered if they are still out there, There are massive sharks in our oceans, like the six-gill in the Mariana Trench and the Greenland shark. The answer to the megalodon question is a resounding NO. I would be fascinated to see a megalodon.. they are still alive.i know for sure down near the arctic. Scientists continue to learn more about the history of sharks, which have survived all five global extinction events. In this article, we'll examine the possibility that the megalodon could still be out there. So, when we talk about megalodon we are looking at it from two different points of view: Paleontology and Cryptozoology. Thanks for your thoughtful comment! I hope they start making those shark repellents for divers and surfers or anyone who is in shark waters. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. With Marco Guzmn, Jennifer Fourteen, Edson Camacho, Carlos Welos. But there are a few enormous teeth that are over 7.- The Mariana Trench is 6.83 miles deep and measures more than 1,500 miles long and 43 miles wide. National News Posted 5:55 p.m. Jul 9, 2021 Updated 5:59 p.m. Jul 9, 2021 It, too, was an apex predator, but would it have taken on meg in the right situation? And the fact that it leaves the fossil record completely cannot be explained if this massive fish were still predating in the oceans. I love dinosaurs but we are so lucky it is extinct because if it was still alive half the people who love swimming in the ocean would be dead. A 50 foot shark has been found 1 mile down the marina trench. So therefore, I think the megalodon still exists deep down about 12,000 meters But, We still have only discovered 5% of the ocean, so It doesn't have to be all the way down, Just a theory. What the heck it's just a movie. Photo by Jacob Danner/Facebook. So where did it go? cryptid (author) from USA on August 05, 2018: The Meg with Jason Statham is set for release on August 10, 2018. The megalodon wasn't alone in this global cooling extinction, however. Compared to this brutal doom, they actually had it easy in the movie Deliverance. #1 Chile Today, Shark Tomorrow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWyGsjWHHEAGovernments have often placed underwater cameras on the sea floor to monitor the behavior of marine life. There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the megalodon shark in recent years. Brayden Drew, 5, shows off a megalodon shark tooth that he found in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on May 20, 2021. or redistributed. The possibility of a living megalodon is a stance taken by cryptozoologists, and it is not supported by mainstream science. Megalodons can live to be up to 100 years old and swam in the world's oceans millions of year ago. These extinct . Thx for posting this cryptid, it really makes my imagination explode with different thoughts about the shark. The mariana trench is almost 11000 meter deep so there is enough space for it. He says he wants to find the tooth of a megalodon, the largest shark species we know of in Earth's history. There is more than enough mystery to them to satisfy a curious, hungry mind. A video shows a Megaladon Shark at the bottom of the Mariana Trench. It even makes a cameo appearance of sorts in Spielberg's . When people first encountered Megalodon teeth, they believed them to be rocks that had made their way to Earth from the moon.- Megalodon was the biggest shark to terrorize the ocean, and it is thought to have gone extinct 2.6 million years ago. Unfortunately, even the strongest creatures are no match for Mother Nature. Photo: Sergiodlarosa/ Wikimedia Commons. While meg may not have been around back then, some of its relatives were. I've been reading and researching about megalodon sharks for almost 4 years now, and I really can't accept that they are extinct. It was a coastal shark, hunting offshore. Discovery Channel will be interviewing me next month. THERE have been reported sightings of the giant megalodon despite the creature having gone extinct millions of years ago. Probably. Matthew Bonnan, a professor of biology on the team at Stockton University, said he and his students studied spiny dogfish shark anatomy in class. This massive monster is considered to be the most powerful predator in history. Under Carcharodon is would be considered a relative of the modern great white shark. To think that a baby megalodon was nearly twice as long as the largest adult sharks we examine is mind-boggling.. This article mentions it but its now mostly accepted they were NOT related to great whites. Your article was extremely informative. So we humans were being stupid and releasing chemicals into the stratosphere and damaging it and in doing so that made our climate warmer and that gives the megalodon a chance to repopulate and that might of happened that is why people report seeing a so-called submarine shark. Killer whales, apex predators in today's oceans, are known to eat the meaty tongues and blubbery throats of other whales. MrBeast ( just a fan ) on December 25, 2019: It COULD still be out there. Despite existing million of years ago, the fascinating and fearsome creature is still making its presence felt today. The real problem is that we actually have zero proof for any existence of the megalodon. In fact, recent research on great white sharks shows they may dive fairly deep in search of food. Some of them, like the megalodon shark, were once thought extinct or believed to only be myths. I am fairly certain it was NOT a whale..that was the only time in my more than 50 years fishing the ocean that I have seen anything like it ! Get a daily look at whats developing in science and technology throughout the world. I bealive that some of the creatures or animals that live in the oceans that we humans thought were extinct, may be still alive in the deep ocean. Thanks for this article on Megalodon. this seems very scarey not sure im gonna swim at the beach anymore. Are the sharks as large as they have said it was? Other theories suggest the megalodon waskilled offby an exploding star approximately 2.6 million years ago. Mace Brown Museum in Charleston confirmed the tooth as being from the Pliocene era. Today, the biggest fish in the sea are whale sharks. Megalodon or "big tooth is a species of 20-yards-long sharks th. If we continue to kill off the animals that we have on this planet right now, nature will develop new ones and personally I do not want to see 65 to 70 foot creatures walking the Earth or swimming through the ocean again. By Mitchell Willetts. And in true 21st century style the discovery was uploaded to Facebook. Danner joined us on The Morning Show on Friday to share more about his double discovery: Jacob Danner, a local man who found two megalodon teeth joins us to talk about the teeth and the shark . The fisherman finally panics, but captures a terrific up-close image of the gigantic monster of the deep. Much like the modern great white, the megalodon was probably an ambush predator that took its prey by surprise, either from below or by approaching at great speeds. How Big Was the Megalodon Shark? Encased in rock-hard enamel, teeth are more easily preserved . megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon, and the evolution of lamniform thermophysiology. Michael Nastasio . Did they see large sharks. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! The issue with that theory is the Pacific Sleeper Shark grow only to 20 feet, the shark featured is 50+ feet long. The experts determined the younger sharks were roughly one month old and were 13 feet in length, while the older juvenile sharks were approximately 36 feet in length. #4 Not Quite Biting TodayWait, Yes They Are https://blindside.me/Imagine sitting on a boat, enjoying a beer and fishing when you see a much bigger fish than you bargained on. Thankfully not a living one but another incredible dental discovery! Maybe if we start putting out monitory rewards for people providing clear images/ or any other proof. Also, I did read your article, and while it is evident that the Marina Trench is a possibility, I feel it may not be the only possibility. Yes! This incident happened to one unlucky kayak enthusiast on his day off. I do love learning of white sharks migrations and see how far tagged white sharks travel. I hope it makes people want to protect and conserve biodiversity in our oceans., Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. cryptid (author) from USA on July 27, 2016: @Frank: The show contained fabricated and fictional material. The megalodon went extinct near the Pliocene era's end, when planet Earth went through a phase of cooling. Scientists are saying the ocean temperatures are increasing, this might signal a comeback. on November 28, 2017: I believe Megalodon still exists as the only reasons for it to have gone extinct is the cold, and hunger due to prey migration. They found no general patterns that would allow them to tease out body shape differences. Add to that the unreliability of eyewitness testimony, outright hoaxes, and pure and simple lies. Working with colleagues at Stockton and William Paterson universities in New Jersey, Shimada took CT scans of a rare megalodon vertebra kept in a collection at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels. A megalodon is an extinct species that is believed to be the largest shark and fish to have ever lived. While Meg inhabited every ocean of the world, the planet was a much warmer place back then. Apex predators have no natural predators of their own, so a fully grown megalodon had little to fear in the prehistoric oceans. have a wonderful morning, evening or after noon! Watch and share! Legal Statement. Woman finds ancient tooth the size of a HAND that once belonged to 60ft . The Megalodon is a prehistoric creature resembling a shark, but much bigger and more vicious. This content is accurate and true to the best of the authors knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional. Its teeth were 7 inches long and could tear through meat like butter. New research in January 2021 suggested that the ancient creatures were around 6.5 foot (2 metres) when they first left the womb. The tooth is a massive 6.45 inches and belonged to a prehistoric shark called a Megalodon. At a maximum length of up to 60 feet, it was the largest shark that ever lived, a wrecking machine of teeth and muscle that preyed on adult whales. Making the meghead. Despite these accounts, the majority of experts are adamant that theres no evidence that the giant predator still exists. Buzz Channel's post was rife with misinformation. Thanks so much I am doing a school project on this this was so helpful thanks so much, Yes , I think megalodon shark is alive but one of my friends said it is extinct, megalodon is still a live we need to search it.its a big discover, there is no way this shark can still live. Answer: The megalodon shark was an apex predator, meaning it was at the top of the food chain. My proof of this is the dinosaurs, then the prehistoric animals that followed. Truthfully, the answer to this question is simply common sense: NO IT IS NOT ALIVE. There are no "official" sightings on record. I don't want to see fictional anything when it comes to sharks or Megalodon. And, no, that's not a typo. Link Copied! Megalodon really did exist. Megalodon could easily have adapted to deep sea life and survived in fewer numbers. A 52.5-foot-long megalodon likely had a head 15.3 feet long, a dorsal fin approximately 5.3 feet tall and a tail around 12.6 feet high, the scientists found. The now-viral video has been viewed more than 37 million times [note: the video has explicit language] since Albrecht posted it Tuesday on TikTok. It was a whale as big as an adult megalodon shark, with foot-long teeth. the magalgdon was the biggest shark in the world, Thank you for sharing but i think this isnt true. A man found a 4-inch megalodon shark tooth on a Florida beach less than a month after he found a 3-inch tooth. A recent video of a giant shark scaring some tourists has made the . The discovery comes after he found a 3-inch megalodon tooth three weeks ago. But some say that specimens of the terrifying fish still live in our waters today. Can scientists explain how half of a blue whale washed up on the shore of Hawaii when that would be a megalodon 's main prey? This is my theory, what if megalodon shrank over their evolution and what if now it is actually the great whites that we see today? A fossil hunter searching a . :), there is a 50/50 % the Moglodon is still alive but i believe the moglodon is still alive, just saying, great whites do eat dead whales so that explains the half of a whale. While it is the second tooth belonging to a Megalodon shark that has been found at the Naze this year (and three were found in 2019), it has still been described as being an "incredibly rare" discovery. Individual teeth of these animals could be 18 cm across their diagonal height. The Megalodon is a prehistoric creature resembling a shark, but much bigger and more vicious. Megalodon model in a museum in Mexico. Megalodons are one of the most well-known species of sharks and for good reason: they are the largest predatory sharks to have ever existed. To put the length into perspective, in 1,500 miles you could fit all the states between Florida and Massachusetts. So, was that an actual megalodon spotted off New England's coast in 2021? According to modern science, the megalodon shark went extinct millions of years ago. In far less dangerous territory the couples home. Marine Biologists claim Great White's cannot reach lengths of over 25 feet, not possible. The giant prehistoric Carcharocles megalodon (or Otodus megalodon for some researchers) was the largest predatory shark to ever swim in earth's seas. This "crowned crocodile" received its misleading name thanks to its prominent brow and cheek . I think the megalodon is real I have been studying it for a while now and have looked at loads of sightings and the odds are of megalodon being alive still are pretty high. Photographer Jacob Danner visited Fernandina Beach on Thursday. As the giant black shark approaches the hobbyist, you can see the man trying to paddle away from certain death. Your membership is the foundation of our sustainability and resilience. Thats as long as a blue whale! I thing the meg is still alive I Look it up on google it did not say any thing about the meg being still alive. 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