Godfather of Sharks: The Megalodon
A brief description of these massive beast, and I mean massive.
Oh man, if you think those sharks in movies were vicious and scary, you might drop some Hershey kisses learning about this big guy.
Don’t worry that’s just a drawing of the shark, but he (or she) is real. The great and mighty Megalodon Shark! Don’t worry though; this bad boy became extinct 1.5 to 5 million years ago, so you won’t see him in your bathtub.
The picture above hopefully gives you a good picture of how big the Megalodon is. They can grow to 15 metres (or 49 feet). These guys make great whites look like salmon.
Although researchers could never actually find a live Meg, they have found many of their bones such as their gigantic teeth. Researchers also guess that these sharks even ate large marine creatures such as whales! (hungry much?). With respect to its size, the Meg’s jaws is much more stouter, stronger, and dangerous compared to our modern sharks we see today.
How do these big guys think? , well Megaladons are sharks with initiative these big boys combine hunting from a wide variety of prey and scavenging. Researchers who find dead whales on shores suggest they killed their prey by biting off their propellers first.
That’s about a brief history on these big guys but, you’re probably asking yourselves “how did they get extinct”, and if not I’m still going to answer that question. No one really knows how these species died but many believe they died to climate changes. In my opinion we can’t really say anything is extinct in the sea. We haven’t fully discovered the deepest depths yet, and who knows, maybe there are still big surprises waiting for us. I hope you enjoyed this brief history and information on the baddy of the sea.
My first picture came from videogamer.com, a great picture! My second picture is from fossilguy.com. Third one came from Flickr and lastly the other one is from arizonaskiesmeteorites.com I also like to thank Google for helping me find them.
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14 Responses to “Godfather of Sharks: The Megalodon”
On November 26, 2008 at 2:45 pm
I yle have liked sharksfor many years and this has caugt m attention… this is tue… the megadalon is a massive shark…. i really lik his post… good job
On November 26, 2008 at 2:48 pm
as i was blogging through this web page i came across some very intrieging information, bah i’ve got to say that i would never have guessed that a shark could be that big. i would gladly pleasure myself to the brilliance of this website. mr.tumulak if that is your real name, you are a clever fellow i just want to eat your flesh and become you.
On November 26, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Incredible. I couldnt believe the information going trough my eyes and sending it into my brain. I now have a totally different opinion on what/where sharks do/and come from.
It actually helped me with my sociology project. Thanks!
5/5
On November 27, 2008 at 9:32 am
as i was surfing the net i came across this website and was facinated by how genously this article was written. i would most gladly like to meet this mr. Tumulak. I think we have alot in common and we should talk about sharks and nice coffee
On February 18, 2009 at 5:52 pm
wow! i knew sharks that went extict years ago were huge but this is enormous. But i wholwheartedly believe you and your web sit. Thank you seriously consider making some more.
On February 19, 2009 at 9:53 am
Very nice article! It’s good to find a fellow megalodon enthusiast as well. I wrote an article on the megalodon my self. I would really appreciate it if you could tell what you think!
http://www.scienceray.com/Earth-Sciences/Paleontology/The-Megaladon.542127
On April 10, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Uhh.
Cool title, but it sounds like you’re 14.
And that you posted some of those comments yourself.
On April 23, 2009 at 12:38 pm
you have awesome sharks!
On May 15, 2009 at 11:24 pm
Lol first of all he’s 16 XD, and he didn’t post those comments his friends are just idiots..including me..haha
On June 4, 2009 at 4:27 pm
wow!
i would love to see real footage of a megalodon shark in the sea
that would be so cool
but most of thi stuffs is fake!
On July 28, 2009 at 2:53 pm
It is not fake it’s real, it’s DAMN real!
On September 4, 2009 at 11:55 pm
no this is true and the biggest believed size is 60 feet long!
On September 5, 2009 at 11:52 pm
TRUE!!! but LESS THAN 60 EVEN 99 Feet long! I guess…. it’s true maybe,
On October 17, 2009 at 9:48 am
this is scary.but i want see him
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