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A shark-like image on their fish finder conjured images of a giant shark that swam the oceans millions of years ago. Shark-like underwater image conjures thoughts of 50-foot, 40-ton Megalodon for ...
Conversely the increase in baleen whale size may have contributed to the extinction of megalodon, as they may have preferred to go after smaller whales; bite marks on large whale species may have come from scavenging sharks. Megalodon may have simply become coextinct with smaller whale species, such as Piscobalaena nana. [109]
Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives is a 2013 film that aired on the Discovery Channel about the potential survival of the prehistoric shark. Purported to be a documentary, the story revolves around numerous videos, "photographs", and firsthand encounters with a megalodon and an ensuing investigation that points to the involvement of the prehistoric species, despite the long-held belief of its ...
Like contemporaneous sharks, at least two species of Otodus (O. angustidens and O. megalodon) made use of nursery areas to birth their young in, specifically warm-water coastal environments with large amounts of food and protection from predators. [14] [10] A possible reproduction area of O. obliquus has been discovered in the Ganntour basin ...
A group of divers recently happened upon a disturbing sight in the Cayman Islands — hundreds of decomposing sea creatures tangled up in a 'ghost net.'
Otodus angustidens [3] is an extinct species of prehistoric megatoothed sharks in the genus Otodus, which lived during the Late Eocene and Miocene epochs about 34 to 21 million years ago. [4] The largest individuals were about 11–12 metres (36–39 ft) long. This shark is related to another extinct megatoothed shark, the famous Otodus ...