1- The babies might have eaten their siblings at birth.
Megalodon babies were born extremely huge, on average, these
Megalodon babies were thought to be almost 6.6 feet at bir
Because of their massive size, experts have since concluded
that it's possible that the Megalodon babies would eat their siblings while
still in the womb. Since they had eaten their siblings, all the remaining
babies would have plenty of space to grow while still in their mother.
Then, when they were ultimately born, they would be at a
massive 6 feet and large predators already.
While this does certainly mean that Megalodon babies were possibly cannibals, this fact even helps explain exactly why these babies were so huge at birth.
Females were larger than males. While the Megalodons were
definitely massive sharks, the females were said to be bigger as compared to
the males.
On average, it is assumed that female Megalodons could
easily be up to two times as large as the average male Megalodon.
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The females were usually
larger in both mass as well as in length.
Therefore, the largest Megalodons were possibly almost
143,000 pounds or more, with some maximum estimates that could reach up to a
whopping 227,510 pounds. Megalodons and Dinosaurs Never Coexisted While both
were considered ancient creatures that once reigned Earth much before humans did.
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dinosaurs and Megalodons
never actually coexisted together.
Dinosaurs went extinct approximately 66 million years ago. Meanwhile,
Megalodons weren't thought to have existed until almost 23 million years ago. Both
Megalodons and Dinosaurs were extremely massive creatures that were also apex
predators in their territories. While they are both extinct now, several
millions of years once separated the two.
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They Might Have Been the
Largest Fish Ever
Experts state that Megalodons might have been the largest
shark and fish to ever have roamed the oceans. Megalodons were also said to be
apex predators or the top carnivores during their time, which meant that they
were at the top of the food chain.
While many other large whales and sharks might have been
their rivals, nothing came too close to taking the Megalodons' top spot.
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They Had the Most Powerful
Bite
Because of their massive size, Megalodons also had huge
teeth, and that can be seen when we look at pictures of their fossilized teeth.
Experts have even concluded that these ancient sharks might have undoubtedly
had the most powerful bite of all time.
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A Megalodon was said to
have a mouth that was almost 10 feet wide.
The teeth of a Megalodon are similar to the current modern
white shark's teeth in shape, while in size, a Megalodon's tooth is much
bigger. On average, it is about three times larger than the modern white shark.
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They Had Nurseries for
Their Babies.
Megalodons were
thought to give birth much closer to the shore to help keep all their babies
away from potential predators. In this way, Megalodons had created nurseries
for their babies. After birth, these Megalodon babies would just stay in this
vicinity while their mother would watch over them.
This would also give the babies a chance to learn exactly
how to prey on smaller fish, gradually working their way to catching and eating
the larger creatures. Once the babies got older and bigger and much more
capable of evading or defending against predators, they would simply leave
these nurseries behind.
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Teeth Fossils Have Been
Found On Every Continent
The only fossils that we have at the Megalodon are its
teeth. However, we have been able to learn quite a lot from these teeth. One
major component of the Megalodon's life that experts have been able to deconstruct
from these fossils is how and where Megalodons lived.
Megalodon's fossilized teeth have been found on almost every
single continent, except Antarctica. Considering Megalodons did not swim in
cold waters, this isn't much of a surprise.
Still, it's rather interesting to see how Megalodons were
able to thrive in various areas all over the world.
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The cold climate could have
been the reason for their extinction.
After living for almost 20 million years, Megalodons slowly
began to vanish and eventually became extinct. Most experts strongly believe
that his is because the Earth had experienced climate change, where the weather
became extremely cold, and this made the water around the world much colder.
Megalodons only resided in warmer water temperatures, so
this colder water likely affected their current living situation. This climate
change might have also caused various other fish in the sea to cease to exist,
which then impacted the Megalodons as well as their food source. With barely
anything to eat and nowhere to go, these humongous creatures eventually passed away.
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