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Megalodon is NOT alive today, it went extinct around 3.5 million years ago. Go to the Megalodon Shark Page to learn the real facts about the largest shark to ever live, including the actual research about it's extinction.
- Are Megalodons 100% extinct?
- Do Megalodons still exist in the Mariana Trench?
- Is the MEG still alive in 2021?
- Did the MEG exist?
- Are there monsters in the Mariana Trench?
- Did scientists find a megalodon 2020?
- Are Megalodon's real?
- When was the last Megalodon sighting?
- Was Megalodon bigger than Blue Whale?
- Is there a Megalodon in Massachusetts?
- Is the MEG dead?
- What killed off the Meg?
- How many Megalodons were there?
- Does the Kraken exist?
- Is there a dragon fish?
- Is there anything deeper than the Mariana Trench?
Are Megalodons 100% extinct?
This rare find came from the ancient Otodus megalodon, the largest shark to ever glide through Earth's oceans. Though movies continue to stoke the conspiracy that these nearly 60-foot-long beasts still lurk in the inky depths, the megalodon is unquestionably extinct.
Do Megalodons still exist in the Mariana Trench?
According to website Exemplore: “While it may be true that Megalodon lives in the upper part of the water column over the Mariana Trench, it probably has no reason to hide in its depths. ... However, scientists have dismissed this idea and state that it is extremely unlikely that the megalodon still lives.
Is the MEG still alive in 2021?
Megalodon is NOT alive today, it went extinct around 3.5 million years ago. Go to the Megalodon Shark Page to learn the real facts about the largest shark to ever live, including the actual research about it's extinction.
Did the MEG exist?
The megalodon, which went extinct millions of years ago, was the largest shark ever to prowl the oceans and one of the largest fish on record. The scientific name, Otodus megalodon, means "giant tooth," and for good reason: Its massive teeth are almost three times larger than the teeth of a modern great white shark.
Are there monsters in the Mariana Trench?
Despite its immense distance from everywhere else, life seems to be abundant in the Trench. Recent expeditions have found myriad creatures living out their lives at the bottom of the sea-floor. Xenophyophores, amphipods, and holothurians (not the names of alien species, I promise) all call the trench home.
Did scientists find a megalodon 2020?
Researchers in the U.K. have revealed the true size of the megalodon, the prehistoric giant shark of Hollywood fame. ... Scientists can now reveal the size of the rest of the megalodon's body, including its huge fins. The researchers note that megalodon fossils are typically huge triangular teeth larger than a human hand.
Are Megalodon's real?
Megalodon (Otodus megalodon), meaning "big tooth", is an extinct species of mackerel shark that lived approximately 23 to 3.6 million years ago (mya), during the Early Miocene to the Pliocene.
When was the last Megalodon sighting?
We know that megalodon had become extinct by the end of the Pliocene (2.6 million years ago), when the planet entered a phase of global cooling. Precisely when the last megalodon died is not known, but new evidence suggests that it was at least 3.6 million years ago.
Was Megalodon bigger than Blue Whale?
Monster-size sharks in The Meg reach lengths of 20 to 25 meters (66 to 82 feet). That's massive, although a tad smaller than the longest known blue whales. ... Even the largest reached only 18 meters (about 60 feet). “And that was the absolute largest,” Balk says.
Is there a Megalodon in Massachusetts?
The first known sighting of a truly enormous shark took place a week ago off the coast of Massachusetts. Alex Albrecht, a marine biodiversity student and musician shot video of the giant shark from the mast of the SSV Corwith Cramer more than 100 miles off of the coast near Woods Hole.
Is the MEG dead?
The biggest of them all — the megalodon — has been dead three million years. ... And, yes, if they were alive now, paleontologists would say — get out of the water, now! Huge.
What killed off the Meg?
The researchers suspect the megalodon was wiped out by the great white shark, the same animal that inspires so much terror in humans.
How many Megalodons were there?
1 Megalodon, 2 Megalodon, 700,000 Megalodon.
Based on its size (you can see how this is done on my Kaiju post) we would expect global numbers, if we assume the largest Megalodon females get is 65.5 tons, of near ~700,000-1.5 million.
Does the Kraken exist?
The Kraken, the mythical beast of the sea, is real. Giant squid live in the dark depths of the ocean, and very little is known about them to this day. ... In June, a NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research expedition captured the first footage of a giant squid in American waters.
Is there a dragon fish?
Dragonfish are found in warm Indo-Pacific waters. They are small (to about 16 centimetres [6 1/2 inches] long), elongated fish encased in bony rings of armour. ... One of the best known dragonfish is Pegasus volitans, a blue-eyed, brown or deep-red fish found from India to Australia.
Is there anything deeper than the Mariana Trench?
The deepest place in the Atlantic is in the Puerto Rico Trench, a place called Brownson Deep at 8,378m. The expedition also confirmed the second deepest location in the Pacific, behind the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench. This runner-up is the Horizon Deep in the Tonga Trench with a depth of 10,816m.
