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Megalodon. Otodus megalodon (/ ˈmɛɡələdɒn / MEG-əl-ə-don; meaning "big tooth"), commonly known as megalodon, is an extinct species of giant mackerel shark that lived approximately 23 to 3.6 million years ago (Mya), from the Early Miocene to the Early Pliocene epochs.
Extinctions in northern Eurasia were staggered over tens of thousands of years between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago, [2] while extinctions in the Americas were virtually simultaneous, spanning only 3000 years at most. [4][8] Overall, during the Late Pleistocene about 65% of all megafaunal species worldwide became extinct, [9] rising to 72% in ...
An adult megalodon's teeth could grow as large as nearly 7 inches. "The megalodon shark was the apex predator in the water," Bischoff said. Many other fish swam alongside these giant hunters.
Tennessee, Cumberland, Ohio, and Wabash River systems [192] Extinct in 1936 due to loss of habitat through impoundment or channelization. [8] Sampson's pearly mussel. Epioblasma sampsonii. Kentucky, Illinois, and Indiana [193] Extinct in the 1930s or 1940s due to habitat destruction and fragmentation.
Meg 2: The Trench hits theaters this week with a larger-than-life depiction of the megalodon. Here’s what we actually know about the beast, according to scientists.
Marine mammals likely constituted a big part of megalodon's menu, so with it gone, they were free to thrive. Observations indicate that in the years since the mega-shark's extinction, baleen ...
The African bush elephant (foreground), Earth's largest extant land animal, and the Masai ostrich (background), one of Earth's largest extant birds. In zoology, megafauna (from Greek μέγας megas "large" and Neo-Latin fauna "animal life") are large animals. The precise definition of the term varies widely, though a common threshold is ...
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