Is it really possible that small populations of Megalodon Sharks evolved to feed on prey in very deep water, and because of this managed to avoid extinction? One wrote: I think they went deeper into the seas like the giant squid which is why we never see them. Their job is to stop the other molecules from being crushed by the pressure. While certain details of the video are still unclear (such as the date it was made), the clip's descriptionmatches that of a shark filmed off the coast of Japan in 1989: In September 1989, a large female Pacific Sleeper estimated to be 23 feet (7 metres) long was filmed from the viewing ports of a submersible at a depth of 4,000 feet (1,220 metres) off Saruga Bay, Japan. How did megalodon go extinct? And to navigate in total darkness, it would have to either become bioluminescent or grow massive eyes like the giant squid. We know primarily about Megalodon's existence through fossilized teeth. Science tells us that Megalodon sharks are extinct. Join us on an imaginary adventure through time, space and chance while we (hopefully) boil down complex subjects in a fun and entertaining way.Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto: https://underknown.comContact us at https://underknown.com/contact/#WhatIf #Megalodon #ApexPredator #MarianaTrench #ChallengerDeep I think the megaladon is still alive but we are very unsafe if it is, I believe the Megalodon is still out there but I dont know for sure because after that meteor hit earth the dinosaurs Went extinct and the Megalodon live in the Marian trench thats super deep But I dont know if it Lived or not. Even a tooth lodged in a whale or something would prove Megalodon is still around, but until we see such a thing the alleged sightings are nothing but compelling stories. People have found a tooth the size of a palm in the mariana trench area. No, this isnt the result of All over the world, people are treating bodies of water like they are giant garbage dumps. Could the Megalodon still be alive? With that logic, doesn't it merit the possibility that something that "did" exist previously still can? the only way we know is by searching the Mariana trench. I suppose it will take a dead Megalodon being found somewhere to prove it or, unfortunately, someone not just sighting the huge shark but also managing to catch and kill it. 1. the most common sightings are in the Mariana Treach. The earliest version of this video we could uncover was posted to YouTube in 2008: That version of the video stated that the footage captured a 7-meter (22-foot) Pacific sleeper shark off the coast of Japan in the SurugaBay. Not so much. We can only say probably because so little is known about the appearance of megalodon. The hadal snailfish, the deepest dwelling fish we know, has flexible cartilage instead of bones. Some say megalodon, if it is still around, likely lives in very deep water such as the Mariana Trench. This mass extinction was due to food chain disruption, which negatively impacted apex predators more than anything. It is an interesting idea, but unfortunately not one with any scientific merit, as of yet anyway. There is no mistaking the 15 cm (6 in) teeth of the largest apex predator, the megalodon. Sign up for a Mirror newsletter here. Researchers say their teeth are also commonly found around Australia and Morocco, though you can even find them around the UK. The odds of Earth being the only planet in the whole universe are abysmal. However, for the sake of the argument, lets imagine how life would look like if the megalodon never went extinct. On 4 October 2016, the Facebook page Buzz Channel published a video purportedly showing a 50-foot megaladon (a gigantic species of shark that has been extinct for millions of years) at the bottom of the MarianaTrench, the deepest part of Pacific Ocean: Absolutely Terrifying #Breaking #50ftShark. Come dive in with us as we explore everything you need to know about the all-powerful megalodon. And a large size does not necesarily mean a large prey item to sustain it. Does the Megalodon Shark live in the Mariana Trench, deep in the darkest part of the ocean? In fact, if it were still alive in the deepest point of the ocean, the Mariana trench, we would know about it at this point. Again, to put this into perspective, the average human bite force is around 1,317 Newtons, while the average bite force of great white sharks is 18,200 Newtons. Far to the east, the new ocean floor is created by volcanic activity. The Otodus megalodon had a rostrum (nose) that was much shorter compared to the great white shark. Plus, why wouldn't they just migrate to where whales and large food items live? One of the reasons the megamouth remained hidden from science for so long was because it is believed to exhibit a pattern of diurnal vertical migration. There is no mistaking the 15 cm (6 in) teeth of the largest apex predator, the megalodon. It's definitely not alive in the deep oceans, despite what the Discovery Channel has said in the past," notes Emma. The coelecanth was supposed to have gone extinct millions of years ago, but they live still. Yes. But, if it did, it would live in the upper part of the water over the trench rather than in its depths. One possibility is that a small population of Megalodon Sharks had already evolved to live at those depths before the larger population of Megalodon went extinct. i have studied the oceans. No hard feeling. A new study has once again confirmed that this is not the case. What If We Turned Earth Into a Spaceship? However, most scientists agree that it would be impossible for a living megalodon colony to exist without our knowing about it. What if it adapted to this hostile environment, waiting for you to come by for its dinner? They believe the massive megalodon- focus of the new Jason Statham film The Meg - has successfully evaded detection for millions of years. Scientists believe that a large part of its extinction was due to its loss of habitat. So if our megalodon was close to its pre-historic size, it would probably be a few thousand years old. 3. This giant shark is well-known for starring in the 2018 megalodon movie, The Meg. The temperature hovers around 2 C (35.6 F) all year round. It was also likely that it ate other sharks. It is possible that megalodon is still alive, looking at it from a biblical point of view, because of the flood any prehistoric sea creatures to still be alive. So cool. Megalodon would probably be a slow and not very dangerous predator down there. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. That said, I think a lot of the reports of Megalodon are really just that - the people saw them. cryptid (author) from USA on November 12, 2015: Good points Levius. No large fish has even been found at these extreme depths. Humans have only traveled to the bottom of Challenger Deep twice. Some people believe that the megalodon could live in the Mariana trench, but thats virtually impossible. The Mariana Trench megalodon would most definitely need to stock up on some of those. Around 3.5 million years ago, Megalodon was gone. We know more about the surface of Mars than we do about our oceans. Keep up the pages, they are awesome and very well written! It would make much more sense if it lived closer to the surface. Using information about its jaw and the number of teeth in its mouth, scientists also say that it likely had one of the most powerful bite forces in animal history somewhere between 108,500 and 182,200 Newtons. Megalodon is NOT alive today, it went extinct around 3.5 million years ago. Getting bitten by this beast would feel like. Reliable witnesses have reporting seeing other cryptids and it has later been proven to be a mistaken identity or wishful thinking. It is believed to have died around three million years ago, though there are plenty who still believe it is alive today. I guess its possible, but I'd think there would need to be a fairly large number of Megalodon for that to happen. What If the World Lost Oxygen for Five Seconds? The Portuguese Dogfish is a species of Sleeper Shark known to survive at depths of up to 12,000 feet. And experts say there has been no reports of any whales which have been attacked by a predator large enough to be a megalodon. However, there are plenty who clearly believe the ferocious beast IS still alive today and lurking in the depths of the world's seas. So, believers reason, if Megalodon still exists it must have evolved to live somewhere it is rarely seen. Given that it was a massive shar. Like you have said in another article , only 5% of our oceans have been explored, so what about the other 95% that is left untouched? Could this remnant population of Megalodon Shark still thrive today, far out of sight of humans? What If Oxygen Doubled in Earths Atmosphere? the megalodon shark can still live in the depths. For starters, we know that these giant sharks roamed the oceans for more than 13 million years before they went extinct around 3.5 million years ago. Researchers compare the sparse fossil remains, which consist only of teeth and vertebrae, with living animals such as the great white shark to estimate the length of megalodon. #shorts#YouTube shorts#trending#viral#short#megalodon shark#Mariana trench#megalodon#megalodon shark#is megalodon still alive#o megalodon#titanoboa vs megalo. Obviously, if such a creature still existed it would be visible and well-known. For now, megalodon is considered to be extinct. I like to think fishermen know the difference between a whale shark and something else, but you never know what they really saw. For example, megalodon vertebrae have been found, which are about as large as your average food plate. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Thought to have died out 65m years ago, two species of the 350m-year-old fish were discovered living in deep sea canyons off the African coast. What could this apex predator be hunting in the deep? IF this same behavior is followed by the megalodon when you factor the size it would explain why we haven't discovered them yet if they still exist. What If Megalodon Sharks Never Went Extinct? What if megalodon was still alive in the Mariana Trench? With sharks constantly losing teeth to the murky depths, it is no wonder collectors are so easily able to find fossilized teeth on the ocean floor! There were megalodons later. For Megalodon to have made the adjustment from a surface, coastal hunter to a deep-ocean predator it would have required some serious evolutionary adaptations. With that said, we have found a few unique megalodon parts. This video wasn't "breaking," it didn't show a 50-foot shark, it wasn't filmed in the Mariana Trench, and it absolutely didn't capture an extinct megalodon. As they were dependent on tropical waters, the drop in ocean temperatures is likely to have resulted in a significant loss of habitat. Nothing is impossible. Question: Is Megalodon bigger than a blue whale? The megalodon would swim to the upper reaches of the ocean and feed at night. A 50 foot shark has been found 1 mile down the marina trench. cryptid (author) from USA on September 14, 2014: Thanks for the kind words, Natalie. Living fossils, or species that were known solely through fossil record only to be later discovered alive, include most famously the bizarre coelacanth fish. Plus, we would see thousands more megalodon teeth covering the ocean floors that we currently do, if they were still alive and roaming. cryptid (author) from USA on February 03, 2015: I don't think anyone should readily assume anything ever, especially about political candidates. The earliest version of this video we .