Tag: megalodon
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PBS Eons: Could This Sperm Whale Eat The Meg?
There’s a new PBS Eons. This one is about Sperm Whales and the fearsome shark Megalodon… who would eat who?!? Unlike in fiction, giant whales do not emerge fully-formed from the ocean deep. So, where did Livyatan melvillei come from? How did such a large predator live? And what caused the titan to die out?…
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CBC Quirks & Quarks: Megalodon was enormous — but perhaps less husky than we’d thought
CBC Radio’s Quirks & Quarks has a segment about megalodon. A new paper in the journal Palaeontologia Electronica reveals that may not have been as robust as previously thought. The extinct shark megalodon was likely the largest predatory shark to ever swim the oceans, but a new reconstruction suggests it was not quite the behemoth…
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NYT: Megalodons vs. Great White Sharks? We Know Which Predator Won.
The Trilobites column of the New York Times has a story about sharks… big sharks. Otodus megalodon, commonly referred to as Megalodon, is regarded as one of the largest predators that ever lived. Estimates of its size extrapolated from teeth put it at between 46 and 67 feet (14 – 20.3 meters). A new paper in…
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Megalodons, the Ocean’s Most Ferocious Prehistoric Predators, Raised Their Young in Nurseries
Smithsonian Magazine has a story about Megalodon sharks. A new paper in the journal Biology Letters raised their your in nurseries like many modern day sharks. Otodus megalodon was probably the largest predatory shark that every lived. It ruled the oceans ruled from 23 to 3.6 million years ago. Nurseries provide a safe haven for baby…
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PBS Eons: Why Megalodon (Definitely) Went Extinct
Check out the new episode of PBS Eons over on YouTube. It’s about Megalodon and why it really is extinct. Don’t believe what you see during Shark Week! For more than 10 million years, Megalodon was at the top of its game as the oceans’ apex predator…until 2.6 million years ago, when it went…
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Chocolate Megalodon Teeth
Fossilera has chocolate Megalodon teeth. There’s three flavors to choose from, milk, dark, and white chocolate. Get your sweet tooth satisfied in a MEGA way!
