A scientific explanation, very interesting and educational.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTPcq2HczVY

PermeateFree said:

A scientific explanation, very interesting and educational.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTPcq2HczVY

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 extinct. So, what happened to the largest shark in history?

did they say “when the pliocene gave way to the pleistocene”? Start of the ice ages.

“marine mammals and megalodons grew in size (evolution) at the same rate”

“baby megalodon in Panama”

“sperm whales” “short strong jaws”

“carcharodon” – same prey, but not same size.

“At the end of the pliocene, whale filter feeders declined in numbers” “diatom biodiversity”

“First blue whale oly 18 million years ago”

Very interesting video, thanks.

One possibility wasn’t mentioned – what if megalodon was a cannibal and simply ate itself to death? Sperm whales are the largest current predator, but their teeth are unsuited for cannibalism. Another possibility – a lack of food not for adult megalodons but for baby megalodons – megalodon teeth are not suited for eating fish.

Interestingly, T-rex teeth are suited for eating fish.

mollwollfumble said:

PermeateFree said:

A scientific explanation, very interesting and educational.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTPcq2HczVY

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 extinct. So, what happened to the largest shark in history?

did they say “when the pliocene gave way to the pleistocene”? Start of the ice ages.

“marine mammals and megalodons grew in size (evolution) at the same rate”

“baby megalodon in Panama”

“sperm whales” “short strong jaws”

“carcharodon” – same prey, but not same size.

“At the end of the pliocene, whale filter feeders declined in numbers” “diatom biodiversity”

“First blue whale oly 18 million years ago”

Very interesting video, thanks.

One possibility wasn’t mentioned – what if megalodon was a cannibal and simply ate itself to death? Sperm whales are the largest current predator, but their teeth are unsuited for cannibalism. Another possibility – a lack of food not for adult megalodons but for baby megalodons – megalodon teeth are not suited for eating fish.

Interestingly, T-rex teeth are suited for eating fish.

Why do you say these teeth are not suited for eating fish?

Bubblecar said:

mollwollfumble said:

PermeateFree said:

A scientific explanation, very interesting and educational.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTPcq2HczVY

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 extinct. So, what happened to the largest shark in history?

did they say “when the pliocene gave way to the pleistocene”? Start of the ice ages.

“marine mammals and megalodons grew in size (evolution) at the same rate”

“baby megalodon in Panama”

“sperm whales” “short strong jaws”

“carcharodon” – same prey, but not same size.

“At the end of the pliocene, whale filter feeders declined in numbers” “diatom biodiversity”

“First blue whale oly 18 million years ago”

Very interesting video, thanks.

One possibility wasn’t mentioned – what if megalodon was a cannibal and simply ate itself to death? Sperm whales are the largest current predator, but their teeth are unsuited for cannibalism. Another possibility – a lack of food not for adult megalodons but for baby megalodons – megalodon teeth are not suited for eating fish.

Interestingly, T-rex teeth are suited for eating fish.

Why do you say these teeth are not suited for eating fish?

If they didn’t eat fish, what did Megalodon eat?

Michael V said:

Bubblecar said:

mollwollfumble said:

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 extinct. So, what happened to the largest shark in history?

did they say “when the pliocene gave way to the pleistocene”? Start of the ice ages.

“marine mammals and megalodons grew in size (evolution) at the same rate”

“baby megalodon in Panama”

“sperm whales” “short strong jaws”

“carcharodon” – same prey, but not same size.

“At the end of the pliocene, whale filter feeders declined in numbers” “diatom biodiversity”

“First blue whale oly 18 million years ago”

Very interesting video, thanks.

One possibility wasn’t mentioned – what if megalodon was a cannibal and simply ate itself to death? Sperm whales are the largest current predator, but their teeth are unsuited for cannibalism. Another possibility – a lack of food not for adult megalodons but for baby megalodons – megalodon teeth are not suited for eating fish.

Interestingly, T-rex teeth are suited for eating fish.

Why do you say these teeth are not suited for eating fish?

If they didn’t eat fish, what did Megalodon eat?

PermeateFree said:

Michael V said:

Bubblecar said:

Why do you say these teeth are not suited for eating fish?

If they didn’t eat fish, what did Megalodon eat?

https://i.imgur.com/toRzy1A.mp4

Michael V said:

Bubblecar said:

mollwollfumble said:

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 extinct. So, what happened to the largest shark in history?

did they say “when the pliocene gave way to the pleistocene”? Start of the ice ages.

“marine mammals and megalodons grew in size (evolution) at the same rate”

“baby megalodon in Panama”

“sperm whales” “short strong jaws”

“carcharodon” – same prey, but not same size.

“At the end of the pliocene, whale filter feeders declined in numbers” “diatom biodiversity”

“First blue whale oly 18 million years ago”

Very interesting video, thanks.

One possibility wasn’t mentioned – what if megalodon was a cannibal and simply ate itself to death? Sperm whales are the largest current predator, but their teeth are unsuited for cannibalism. Another possibility – a lack of food not for adult megalodons but for baby megalodons – megalodon teeth are not suited for eating fish.

Interestingly, T-rex teeth are suited for eating fish.

Why do you say these teeth are not suited for eating fish?

If they didn’t eat fish, what did Megalodon eat?

Just ignore me. It would have eaten fish too.

The video says it ate whales and other marine mammals.

Teeth for eating fish tend to be peg-shaped or needle-like and large in number and all the same shape. Megalodon had large in number and all the same shape, so yes it was a fish eater.

mollwollfumble said:

Michael V said:

Bubblecar said:

Why do you say these teeth are not suited for eating fish?

If they didn’t eat fish, what did Megalodon eat?

Just ignore me. It would have eaten fish too.

The video says it ate whales and other marine mammals.

Teeth for eating fish tend to be peg-shaped or needle-like and large in number and all the same shape. Megalodon had large in number and all the same shape, so yes it was a fish eater.

I think it would have eaten anything it fancied.

PermeateFree said:

mollwollfumble said:

Michael V said:

If they didn’t eat fish, what did Megalodon eat?

Just ignore me. It would have eaten fish too.

The video says it ate whales and other marine mammals.

Teeth for eating fish tend to be peg-shaped or needle-like and large in number and all the same shape. Megalodon had large in number and all the same shape, so yes it was a fish eater.

I think it would have eaten anything it fancied.

Like other Megalodons.

mollwollfumble said:

PermeateFree said:

mollwollfumble said:

Just ignore me. It would have eaten fish too.

The video says it ate whales and other marine mammals.

Teeth for eating fish tend to be peg-shaped or needle-like and large in number and all the same shape. Megalodon had large in number and all the same shape, so yes it was a fish eater.

I think it would have eaten anything it fancied.

Like other Megalodons.

megalodon is the species name of Carcharodon megalodon, so is the ONLY megalodon.

PermeateFree said:

mollwollfumble said:

PermeateFree said:

I think it would have eaten anything it fancied.

Like other Megalodons.

megalodon is the species name of Carcharodon megalodon, so is the ONLY megalodon.

Exactly. Cannibalism.