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Otodus megalodon (/ ˈ m ɛ ɡ əl ə d ɒ n / 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.
November 7, 2007 () Prehistoric Predators is a 2007 National Geographic Channel program based on different predators that lived in the Cenozoic era, including Smilodon and C. megalodon . The series investigated how such beasts hunted and fought other creatures, and what drove them to extinction.
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Megalonyx jeffersonii became extinct at the end of the Pleistocene, as part of the Quaternary extinction event, in which all other mainland ground sloths and most other large mammals of the Americas became extinct. [11] The youngest confirmed radiocarbon date is in Ohio, dating to 13,180–13,034 calibrated years Before Present. [3]
Scientists don't know for sure whether the megalodon ever lived in Mississippi even if some of its teeth were found in the Magnolia State. National Megalodon Day is June 15. Here are 5 things to ...
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The Pyrenean ibex, the only animal to have been brought back from extinction and the only one to go extinct twice. Main article: De-extinction Some, such as Harvard geneticist George M. Church , believe that ongoing technological advances will let us "bring back to life" an extinct species by cloning , using DNA from the remains of that species.
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