Any way you look at it, Megalodon was a really huge shark. Otherwise, I don't know why I wouldn't have seen it. Meg is believed to have been a coastal hunter, like the great white, so it would have needed to completely change its hunting strategy to evolve to live at such depths. The possibility of a living megalodon is a stance taken by cryptozoologists, and it is not supported by mainstream science. 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. Mainstream science is unmoved by the evidence supporting the possibility of megalodons existence today. But I think from based off the movie, That there might be a cloud and if we go up that cloud, That will allow a Megalodon to come up that warm water. It had a powerful bite with a jaw full of teeth as large . Remnants of megalodons, which lived in most of the worlds oceans from 15m to 3.6m years ago, have revealed that adults grew to more than 15 metres in length, but until now their size at birth was unclear. Given that it was a massive shark with noticeable feeding habits, we guess that if Megalodon sharks were still roaming the oceans, they would probably have been spotted by someone by now. Mature megalodons fed on marine mammals such as sea lions, dolphins and whales. Correction 5/27/2021 9:20 a.m. Unfortunately, we don't have a happy ending to report - the Megalodon makes a meal out of a chunk of the whale's tail, wounding the beautiful giant. Larger maximum size estimates place megalodon's highest potential weight at 103,197 kg (227,510 lbs). Looking for things like this is not that. What bothers me the most about all of this is that people would rather spend time fantasizing about things that do not exist when there are all manner of fantastic and mysterious and weird things that DO exist. Other theories suggest the megalodon waskilled offby an exploding star approximately 2.6 million years ago. Just for fun, here are a handful of stories that suggest megalodon is still alive: We like to think of the megalodon as a giant great white shark, but paleontologists point to slight differences in the megalodon teeth as proof that the megalodon shark is not closely related. Even after countless centuries, some fossilized megalodon teeth are still sharp to the touch. EU and US block plans to protect world's fastest shark, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. If that is the case, it is possible that few Megs started diving to deeper depths away from competition. A six-year-old boy has found a shark tooth belonging to a giant prehistoric megalodon that could be up to 20 million years old. Most footage I saw was of behaviors already known. Megalodon (Otodus megalodon), meaning "big tooth", is an extinct species of mackerel shark that lived approximately 23 to 3.6 million years ago (Mya), from the Early Miocene to the Pliocene epochs. Otodus was a massive, 30-foot shark and, while not as big as megalodon, it was a formidable ocean predator. Megalodons can live to be up to 100 years old and swam in the world's oceans millions of year ago. Otherwise known as Otodus megalodon, the huge prehistoric shark had a starring role in 2018 movie The Meg. Despite the claims, no physical evidence has been found to support the hypothesis that C megalodon is still around. But 42 footer right in front of your kayak? 9 News Australia a country thats no stranger to sharks itself covered the experience of diver Mike Nastasio, who runs Meg-seeking tours in the Venice area. It's based on the novel by Steve Altman. This would have meant it was a very active shark, not some lumbering giant like the whale shark. 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 . In far less dangerous territory the couples home. He says he wants to find the tooth of a megalodon, the largest shark species we know of in Earth's history. Its impossible to know for sure, and because shark skeletons are made of cartilage, not bone, we have no megalodon bones to reference for bite marks. 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? What was the megalodon shark really like? May 28, 2021 2:38pm. It could be in the Burmuda triangle. Jan. 10, 2021 A new study shows that the gigantic Megalodon or megatooth shark, which lived nearly worldwide roughly 15-3.6 million years ago and reached at least 50 feet (15 meters) in length . It's an interesting theory with some compelling ideas, but also a few holes. Fossil records of that extinct shark species suggest that it reached a size of nearly 60 feet in length. According to modern science, the megalodon shark went extinct millions of years ago. Michael Nastasio . Michael Nastasio said he was "so happy" when he found a 6-inch-long megalodon tooth while fossil hunting off the coast of Venice. the megalodon is still alive in the bermuda triangle, i vote on the possibility of the megalodon in the deep after all we have discovered more of the moon then our oceans. 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While South Carolina isnt the first place someone thinks of when it comes to killer sharks, it would have been a strong stalking ground for the Meg. Megalodon may have weighed 50 tons, with some estimates putting them even heavier. The shark appears menacing as it swims slowly in a circle near the surface of the ocean, prompting screaming tourists to clamor near the boats edge to get a glimpse. It's star year 4045 AD and an uneasy truce between Allies and their mortal enemies, the Archons is shattered with the appearance of the fearsome Nazi-era laboratory project, the Megalodon. Only a bit of the ocean has been discovered. Add to that the unreliability of eyewitness testimony, outright hoaxes, and pure and simple lies. Scientists have confirmed that these marine predators became extinct 2.6 million years ago. To put the depth into perspective, if you were to put Mount Everest into the Mariana Trench, the top would still be sticking out. We can't know for sure, but science can make a few guesses. Its one of three sharks that eat plankton, despite its size its completely harmless to humans!. Enormous megatooth sharks, or megalodons, which patrolled the worlds oceans more than three million years ago, gave birth to babies larger than most adult humans, scientists say. have a wonderful morning, evening or after noon! Ive been into Megalodon for some time now and in my opinion still think its lurking in the waters. This year a team led by paleobiology professor Kenshu Shimada published a study on the Megs actual size (in the Historical Biology journal). The Megalodon is a prehistoric creature resembling a shark, but much bigger and more vicious. I do love learning of white sharks migrations and see how far tagged white sharks travel. . The typical lifespan of the species was at least 88 years, they conclude. A massive, 60-foot predator hunting whales close to shore would surely be well-known, not to mention widely feared. Its in the Maraiana trench its not alive anymore. Couple, Jessica and Simon Owens went looking for shark teeth on the muddy banks of the Stono River SC, southwest of the city of Charleston. Learning with Interest on September 17, 2017: From what I've Seen and Thinking or my believe that the Megalodon is still aliveSince we only explores 95 percent of the ocean it's still more to explore rigth?I Started asking myself why this blue whale,Sperm whale,and other more whales are going to extinct?!WHY? While meg may not have been around back then, some of its relatives were. #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. 2023 The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers on this website. Again thank you for sharing this article about Megladons! The public is hooked . His fright escalates when see how far apart the dorsal fin and the upper lobe are from one another.. I Don't think soIf it's because of the TemperatureThey can just move or find another place that we're they can adapt the Climate/Temperature For me I realy Believe that the Megalodon is still Out their somewhere Hunting and Eating smaller creatures. Woman finds ancient tooth the size of a HAND that once belonged to 60ft . All rights reserved. Buzz Channel's post was rife with misinformation. There were also terrifying marine reptiles such as Liopleurodon, and Shastasaurus, which grew to the size of a megalodon shark. It was formerly thought to be a member of the family Lamnidae and a close relative of the great white shark ( Carcharodon carcharias ). The research, published in Biology Letters, notes that nurseries of the megalodon have been found in northeastern Spain, with fossils of adult and younger megalodons discovered. Its important to realize that researchers can only estimate these numbers, as no living megalodon or carcass has ever been found. But denying the facts that it could not exist is absurd considering we literally don't even understand a tenth of our own oceans, if it's out here give me a heads up so that i'm prepared to survive at the beach next summer .but hey,sharkbait is right.we humans don't know about the other dangers in the sea, we have to keep our eyes open.I beleive. It's still the best week of the year!! The megalodon could have evolved into the six-gills or Greenland sharks. The idea of this monster still existing is fascinating. Creatures that patrolled the oceans 3m years ago were about two metres long at birth, researchers find. In 2018 several unexplained videos were posted online saying how the giant beast was thriving. THERE have been reported sightings of the giant megalodon despite the creature having gone extinct millions of years ago. They also did not and could not live in the trench. Its good to see how thoughts develop into theories . It also had my attention the whole time! cryptid (author) from USA on July 27, 2016: @Frank: The show contained fabricated and fictional material. Megalodon really did swim in the ancient oceans of the world. However, Megalodon did once really exist long ago and some people think it is still out there based on what you've read in this article. Dmitry Bogdanov. Fossil marine mammal bones have been found with megalodon teeth, and with large bite marks attributed to megalodon (Purdy, 1996; Wroe and others, 2008; Ehret, 2010; Collareta and others, 2017). Here, we sort fact from fiction. We'd want to posit the least amount of unknown variables and assumptions. From a paleontology perspective, this shark is officially extinct, but that doesnt make it any less interesting. Today, the biggest fish in the sea are whale sharks. The center said it was the second megalodon tooth found at the Naze in 2021. . It would also have to switch its diet from whales, dolphins, sea lions, and sea cows to whatever organisms reside in the Mariana Trench and hope that it could find and eat its usual 2,500 lb of food per day.- According to the United Nations, there are 7.6 billion people in the world today, and only 3 of them have made it to the deepest point on Earth. Credit: Jessica Rose-Standafer Owens. Is there any reason to worry about going into the water at the beach? What kind of animal could have taken on the massive, 60-foot megalodon shark? A megalodon is an extinct species that is believed to be the largest shark - and fish - to have ever lived. My favorite thing this year was seeing how all sharks react to the pheromones of dead sharks and how when they smell it they disperse immediately. Megalodon is over and extinct. And with all the technology we have and all the ships and sonar and submarines on the water.SOMEONE WOULD HAVE SEEN IT AND RECORDED IT ON VIDEO; by video I mean REAL evidence instead of all those bullsh*t photoshopped and misidentified sharks the kids see on youtube now. Here's a comparison of the shark in the video and another sleeper shark: While the shark in the video is indeed large, it would be considered rather small if it were actually a megalodon. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. So, was that an actual megalodon spotted off New England's coast in 2021? 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. However, through a number of fictional works such as the film The Meg which was released in 2018, Megalodon is said to still live in . Visible from the river, it practically gave them a wave by all accounts. These extinct . Dont give up on your dreams :). . A Lazarus Taxon is a species that appears to have gone extinct but then is found alive again. There is a chance. For Shimada the shark is uniquely gigantic. I would be fascinated to see a megalodon.. they are still alive.i know for sure down near the arctic. Based on the sizes of the smallest known megalodon teeth, I had a hunch that the size at birth may be around two to 2.5 metres, Shimada said. The strongest biter in our world today is the saltwater crocodile, and they only come in around 3,700 pounds. I think they are still alive I don't know. The megalodon may have becomeextinctthanks to being outmaneuvered and outdone by itssmaller, more agile cousin, the great white. megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon, and the evolution of lamniform thermophysiology. Megalodon really did exist. If my theory is right then we just released really , really , really , really DANGEROUS. What's the best explanation that accounts for the facts, which are: C megalodon disappears from the fossil record completely around 2.6 Ma; stories and legends and accounts of gigantic sharks are told by some people, written in fiction and nonfiction, used in mockumentaries (and some dubious documentaries, like MonsterQuest)? So this turning to purely speculative and mythic creatures is rather dismal. That leaves 85 or 75 percent still undiscovered. But three weeks ago, Danner, an art curator, found his first megalodon tooth 3 inches long, and in good condition. The Smithsonian's megalodon model is a full-body reconstruction measuring 15 metres. Another theory that has gotten a lot of attention in recent memory is that the megalodon simply was unable to regulate its body temperature. This makes it anywhere up to 5 million years old. As you mentioned in your article, the only proof of existance of the giant squid we had was the washing up of bodies on shore. 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