These massive sharks were once the rulers of the ocean, but here's what we think could have been their downfall ⬇️
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 . The megalodon shark's fossilized bones and teeth give scientists major clues about what the creature was like and when it died off.
A very small portion of the Zurich study's data — 6 out of 10,000 simulations — showed a 1% chance that these giant sharks could still be alive. That chance seems pretty slim, and the researchers wrote in the study that they rejected"popular claims of present-day survival of O. megalodon." Going solely by the size of the teeth, some believe that the fish could grow up to 60 feet long , according to the Natural History Museum in London, while others think that about 80 feet long is more likely, according to Encyclopedia Britannica.
The impressive teeth are found all over the world in great quantities."Teeth of megalodon are known to have a global occurrence and are prized among fossil collectors for their assorted colors, serrated edges and large size when compared to other fossil and modern shark teeth," Becker said."Availability on the internet marketplace has devalued earlier fossil collections of megalodon teeth as investments.
Researchers think the megalodon would first attack the flipper and tails of the mammals to prevent them from swimming away, then go in for the kill, according to the BBC. The megalodon's 276 serrated teeth were the perfect tool for ripping flesh. Fun facts about megalodon—Cold waters may have killed the megalodon shark: Around 3.6 million years ago, as Earth entered a period of global cooling and drying, megalodons went extinct, according to the Natural History Museum. These sharks resided in tropical waters, but as sea temperatures dropped at the end of the Pliocene epoch, and seas began to freeze, megalodons' habitat may have been greatly restricted, Live Science reported.
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