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Its a question that many people ask themselves. Creatures down there are almost in sleep all year so they dont have to eat so much. 1,500 miles is also the distance between Madrid, in Spain, and Copenhagen, in Denmark.- To survive in the Mariana Trench, Megalodon would have had to adapt to the living conditions and evolve. Things move and what may be there one day could be somewhere else another. Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes.com. 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. Starting at around 13,000 feet we see deep-sea fish begin to emerge, but these too are much too small to sustain a creature as large as Megalodon. 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 What If the Megalodon Shark Fought the Mosasaurus? Besides there has been sighting of ol' Meg, yeah you can't trust everything, bbbbbuuuuutttttttt you have to count your losses. Please keep these people away from the voting booths! ", Rchick added: "Scientists and researchers dont know anything for sure. While the megalodon does not exist any longer, the vast ocean is still deeply unexplored, leaving us with millions of unanswered questions. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Some of these whale skeletons include fossil shark teeth in them, which likely broke off during a predator-prey battle a few million years back. Did the megalodon evolve, and its still alive, hiding in the deep ocean? if the megalodon is out there its gotta be in the Mariana trench, just because it was a live 200000 years ago doesn't mean its still extinct who knows it could none has had PROOF that its EXTINCT. Before 2000, a probe was dropped of a research ship to take water samples at lower depths in the Mariana trench. While we don't know exactly when the last megalodon existed, experts believe it was somewhere between 3.5 and 3.6 million years ago. What If We Turned Earth Into a Spaceship? A video shows a Megaladon Shark at the bottom of the Mariana Trench. In conclusion, until you can map the entirety of the ocean simultaneously and with detail, we cannot KNOW anything. I still think that it's maybe be true. With a bit of luck, our hungry megalodon could even catch some juicy giant squid. The giant's terrifying jaws were lined with 276 teeth - measuring up to . The megalodon wasn't alone in this global cooling extinction, however. Their teeth are widely spaced between 19 and 28 in the upper jaw and 21 to 29 in the lower jaw. An expandable stomach could help it store food. Why do you think whales and giant squid dive so deep and they aren't even the size of the megalodon. The temperature hovers around 2 C (35.6 F) all year round. 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. Imagine this scenario. For now, megalodon is considered to be extinct. 1.3M views 1 year ago #Megalodon #WhatIf #MarianaTrench There is no mistaking the 15 cm (6 in) teeth of the largest apex predator, the megalodon. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. That measurement is estimated using the length of the cage, which is 10 feet across. Look at fish. I think that would be a wonderful site from land to see a Megalodon shark. To find anything close to a prey item for a 60-foot Megalodon we need to come up to around 8,000 feet, which is the deepest whales are known to dive. 3838 Camino Del Rio N #102 San Diego, CA 92108. I think it is possible but highly unlikely that they are out there somewhere in the deep. the megalodon shark can still live in the depths. Manage Settings it has the possibility to have eat'n small fish and survived and if so it would be smaller compared to its normal size because of pressure and it would be very sensitive to light. Take even the big mouth shark that wasn't even discovered until 1976 because they normally swim from 400-500 feet under water durring the day and only come up to about 100-200 ft during the night. Plus, why wouldn't they just migrate to where whales and large food items live? Ill Take a deep breath. 1. Based on fossil records, it was thought to be extinct but was later found alive and consequently dubbed a living fossil. the only way to know is to go down there and live. It is rich in sea life, with several species of large whales in residence. Animals of the deep sea often live by scavenging on the decaying remains of plants and animals from the upper zones of the ocean. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. if they needed at least one whale a day to survive without starving then if they went into the trench then there oxygen levels drop causing them to have to eat a lot less allowing them to eat small amounts of food and surviving. Take a self-e. Sign up to FREE email alerts with news to brighten your day. 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. Well, its teeth and bones might not be in great shape. This made megalodon around the same size as the biggest whales of its day, but much smaller than a modern blue whale, which can reach 100 feet. The Mariana Trench megalodon would most definitely need to stock up on some of those. These scientists say the megalodon evolved from the Cretalamna appendiculata, a creature dating back more than 105 million years. With such a large body, eating large prey was likely a requirement. It's somewhat rare but not unheard for species to eat their own kind given the proper circumstances. However, some say the shark in the video bears a strong resemblance to the common sleeper shark. Granted, they are fearless sharks that could crash boats, however, we are the smartest and the top apex predator on this planet. Deep-sea creatures like the Lanternfish are likely way too small to sustain a Megalodon Shark. Are megalodon still alive in the Mariana Trench? They live near the ocean floor, such as in and around the Mariana Trench, and near to biologically productive areas. From there, its up to you to decide whether the megalodon is alive or went extinct millions of years ago. Evidence suggests this is an incorrect reconstruction. One wrote: I think they went deeper into the seas like the giant squid which is why we never see them. All deep-sea creatures also have molecules called piezolytes. Even if it could survive those pressures, there wouldn't be anything for it to eat due to the animals down there being small. For example, megalodon vertebrae have been found, which are about as large as your average food plate. The last place that megalodon sharks would go if they were still alive would be the Mariana Trench. The Portuguese Dogfish is a species of Sleeper Shark known to survive at depths of up to 12,000 feet. Megalodon teeth give us a surprising amount of information about this shark, including what it ate and what it looked like. Without it, life on Earth would be over very quickly. And how would the Mariana Trench make this apex predator more docile? What is the mystery of Mariana Trench? What if Megalodon was still alive? You have to take size into consideration. The Megalodon (Otodus megalodon), is an extinct species of shark, arguably one of the largest, if not the largest marine predator that has ever lived. I would like to think that Megalodon is still out there somewhere in the depths of the ocean. 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. Scientists believe that a large part of its extinction was due to its loss of habitat. In fact at one time giant squads we're myth and orangutans were the same as Bigfoot or the yeti. But we must not shrug off the fact that we still do not know a majority of our deep sea including the trench. They were top-level predators thathunted and ate whales, using their hugeteeth and powerful jawsto devour their prey. The ocean is a very big place and these sharks are good at hiding, we just have yet to seek them! Its believed that the megalodon could reach a maximum length of 16 meters (52 ft). To maintain its body temperature, our megalodon would have to be warm-blooded. 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? The giant's terrifying jaws were lined with 276 teeth - measuring up to an incredible seven inches in length. To put the depth into perspective, if you were to put Mount Everest into the Mariana Trench, the top would still be sticking out. the only way we know is by searching the Mariana trench. 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. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. ould Megalodon sharks still be alive in the deepest parts of the ocean? However, there are also scientists who say the lineage of this apex predator stretches back even further. However, Emma Bernard, curator of the National History Museums fossil fish collection, says megalodons can not be around today. Some say megalodon, if it is still around, likely lives in very deep water such as the Mariana Trench. The deeps holds many secrets of our planet. So, it is possible science may once again reverse its position on maximum megalodon size, if or when more information becomes available. Still, a blue whale can weigh close to 200 tons, where megalodon estimates land between 50 and 100 tons. Look at fake documentaries from the Discovery Channel or photos from typical reconstructions, and the megalodon almost looks like a great white shark, yet way bigger. For Megalodon to live in the Marina Trench it would require an abundant food supply. I think that the Megalodon would have evolved to avoid life. Despite what you may have heard on the Discovery Channel back in the day, true ocean experts say that there is no way the megalodon still exists in the deep oceans. Getting bitten by this beast would feel like. So how does a coastal predator go from munching on whales, pinnipeds, and massive turtles near shore to eating deep-diving creatures in the Marina Trench? The earliest version of this video we . I'm looking forward to reading more of your articles. And inward-facing teeth could prevent slimy prey from escaping. Because shark skeletons consist mostly of cartilage rather than bone, these are the only parts that fossilize. The Otodus megalodon had a rostrum (nose) that was much shorter compared to the great white shark. Most likely not. Dozens of sightings of incredibly large sharks have become the stuff of legend among fishermen around the seas of New South Wales in Australia. They believe the massive megalodon- focus of the new Jason Statham film The Meg - has successfully evaded detection for millions of years. Going through every megalodon fossil collected on the west coast of North America, however, the researchers noticed that some of the samples had been misidentified and misdated. He has said that unusually large and unidentified sharks are still being reported. The Mariana Trench is about as remote as it gets, and even a massive shark would be very hard to find. This is partly due to some famous novels written on the subject, but the logic here sort of makes sense. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. To maintain its body temperature, our megalodon would have to be warm-blooded. 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! However, that wont stop certain types of people to believe that the megalodon never went extinct, and its still alive. The name Megalodon means big tooth. Most of the recovered Megalodon fossil teeth have been 4 to 5. It's a juicy bit of ancient history that has inspired a host of books, documentaries and blockbuster films, some of which like to imagine that this bloody thirsty monster is still alive today, lurking somewhere out there in the mysterious deep. It is a forbidding landscape, and not very hospitable to a predatory shark. Then return to the deep during the day. a camera cant see in that kind of darkness. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Many believe this startling image proves the megalodon survived extinction, The massive killer was three times longer and 60 times heavier than the largest ever recorded great white shark, This image reportedly captured on Google Earth has set tongues wagging, It's estimated the megalodon'sjaw would span 2.7 by 3.4metreswide, If the 60-foot prehistoric shark Megalodon is still out there, this is what the super Jaws could look like, This photo - later proven to be faked - was said to have been seized after the Second World War, The tooth of a megalodon next to that of a 5m great white shark, Jason Statham takes on a gigantic shark in official trailer for The Meg, Some believe megalodon's may be hiding out in the depths of our deepest oceans, The horror film The Meg will hit cinema screen across Britain on Friday, Wildlife experts say there is no evidence the giants are still talking our waters, The megalodon used its powerful teeth to devour its prey - which included whales, Jason Statham joined by Rosie Huntington-Whiteley for blue carpet premiere of prehistoric shark drama The Meg in LA, 100-ton prehistoric shark featured in new movie The Meg is believed to still lurk in the ocean say conspiracy theorists, Inside sinister rise of pink cocaine sweeping UK nightclubs as warring cartels battle to control 'Coca Cola of drugs', We live on Britain's WORST street - it's rife with drug addicts, crime & prostitutes we're terrified for our lives, Man 'naked and covered in blood' arrested before mum found 'murdered' at home as neighbours reveal hearing screams, Leicester 'explosion': Listen to massive 'sonic' boom that shook homes and rattled windows. And when you look outside, you see the terrifying source of it. this is my favorite prehistoric creature and i will keep doing research. Its appearance and the maximum size are debatable, and the assumptions we have today are based on the size of its teeth. 'If an animal as big as megalodon still lived in the oceans we would know about it. People have found a tooth the size of a palm in the mariana trench area. According to scientists, the great white sharks outcompeted the megalodon and drove it to extinction. In fact, does anything live at those depths? However, researchers in the past once thought megalodon could reach a similar length as a blue whale. We take 23,000 breaths a day; trying to get oxygen to our brain and cells. Here we see a few ways the megamouth shark can help to bolster this idea. However, for the sake of the argument, lets imagine how life would look like if the megalodon never went extinct. Megalodon ( Carcharocles megalodon) is the largest shark, at a magnificent maximum length of 18 meters (59 feet), to ever have dwelled in the oceans. At its deepest, it is estimated at nearly 10,000 feet. She said: "With its large serrated teeth megalodon would have eaten meat - most likely whales and large fish, and probably other sharks. I wouldn't be surprised if there are megs outs there., Get the news you want straight to your inbox. Together, they argue that the fossil evidence aligns better with the rise of the megalodon's smaller but still fierce relative. Some people believe that the megalodon could live in the Mariana trench, but thats virtually impossible. HubPages is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. Stories of massive sharks have circulated in the region for decades, and some believe the Megalodon Shark still lurks in the depths. 4. But, the discovery of these species doesnt correlate with the existence of the megalodon. At its worst, the pressure is 1,000 times stronger than at sea level. This was especially true for the megalodon, who depended on tropical and sub-tropical waters for life. 2023 The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers on this website. The first manned exploration occurred in 1960 when the bathyscaphe "Trieste" descended into the Western Pacific Ocean with two people, Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh, to 35,797 feet . The Mariana Trench is the deepest oceanic trench on earth.The lowest point is known as the Challenger Deep, and it is believed to have a maximum depth of 36,037 feet / 10,984 meters below the ocean's surface.. As for where ol' Meg lives perhaps he just roams the seas like a great white. To put that in context, the average ocean depth is 12,000 feet, only a third of the Trench. Though there is not much information surrounding this particular fossil right now, scientists say that it could help us craft a better idea of what these massive sharks looked like. But is it possible that Megalodon is still alive? A new study has once again confirmed that this is not the case. #shorts#YouTube shorts#trending#viral#short#megalodon shark#Mariana trench#megalodon#megalodon shark#is megalodon still alive#o megalodon#titanoboa vs megalo. Very likely in my opinion, given how little of the oceans we have explored thus far. Given that it was a massive shark with noticeable feeding habits, we guess that if Megalodon sharks were still roaming the oceans, they would probably have been spotted by someone by now. But the Mariana Trench is a mysterious, cold and unforgiving world steeped in total darkness. Could this remnant population of Megalodon Shark still thrive today, far out of sight of humans? The reality is that with so little research, it is impossible to know what lies in the depths of the Mariana Trench.Subscribe to Bright Side : https://goo.gl/rQTJZz----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Our Social Media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightside/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightgram/5-Minute Crafts Youtube: https://www.goo.gl/8JVmuC----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For more videos and articles visit:http://www.brightside.me/ See our Megalodon Size Comparison and Megalodon vs Blue Whale articles to learn more! The giant creature, not surprisingly, choked to death and was later appropriately named the megamouth shark. I love reading on Megalodon, your pages are very well written and raise some very interesting questions. Larger animals sometimes store food in expandable stomachs for months. The hardy locals were said to be so terrified by what they saw they refused to go out to sea again for several days. What could this apex predator be hunting in the deep? The Mariana Trench is a massive canyon in the Earth's crust and the deepest part of the ocean. Even though the Discovery Channel has said in the past that there is life in the deep ocean, Emma asserts that this is not the case. No, it specialized in hunting whales which go up to the surface to breath air. Getting bitten by this beast would feel like being crushed by three African elephants stacked on top of each other. If it is true, then the megalodons must evolve a set of tools to deal with the depth. Some sharks can lose entire sets of teeth every week, depending on what they eat. In this article, well explore several theories, including the one where the megalodon is still alive, and later on see the evidence the studies have shown. Their job is to stop the other molecules from being crushed by the pressure. You could submerge Mount Everest into it and still have 2 km (1.3 mi) to spare. What If We Sunk Our Trash in the Mariana Trench? The megalodon, undoubtedly one of the most popular sharks ever, has been the king of the ocean for millions of years. We constantly are discovering species that were declared extinct. From single celled organisms to sea creatures and more. Great whites first showed up on Earth about six million years ago, and at first, they were confined to the Pacific. Another image is said to show a giant shark which has apparently been captured on Google Earth. There are no "official" sightings on record. Information we have regarding the megalodon habitat has to do with where we find its teeth. Instead, he suggests the authors may have overlooked other culprits, like the modern tiger shark, which also shared similar territory to the juvenile megalodon. Does the Megalodon Shark live in the Mariana Trench, deep in the darkest part of the ocean? The cooling of the planet may have contributed to its supposed demise in a number of different ways. For starters, if megalodon sharks still roamed our oceans, the last place they'd be going would be the Mariana Trench! O. megalodon was not only the biggest shark in the world, but one of the largest fish ever to exist. Firstly, the trench is too deep for the animal to survive in. It was also likely that it ate other sharks. Exact date yellow weather warning for snow and ice forecast to hit UK - will you be affected? Something went wrong, please try again later. Enhanced super sensitive sensory organs. That means even a 100-foot meg may not have weighed as much as a blue whale. I don't think this shark is still out there because there is no real evidence that this big shark is still out there. And their suspicions have been fuelled by several unexplained videos posted on the web said to show the giant beast thriving today. 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. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. The Mariana Trench megalodon would most definitely need to stock up on some of those. CMHypno from Other Side of the Sun on May 20, 2014: Interesting hub cryptid. The only way the scientific community is able to make these size estimates is because of megalodon teeth. Megalodon fossil evidence from around 20 million years ago provides us with the answer. This content is accurate and true to the best of the authors knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional. Obviously, if such a creature still existed it would be visible and well-known. It is not united anymore, but divided into several independent nations. Surf Researcher is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk & Amazon.ca. We know primarily about Megalodon's existence through fossilized teeth. So now that we can come to the conclusion that the megalodon extinction was an event from long ago, the new question becomes. ould Megalodon sharks still be alive in the deepest parts of the ocean? Megalodon sharks preferred warmer waters, and if they were still alive, we could definitely see them. Layers of blubber and a heating system similar to that of a great white. Would you ever go swimming in the ocean with the thought that a monster shark might be lurking near you? News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. . However, this also tells us that Megalodon doesn't need the depths of the Mariana Trench to stay hidden. 99% of the ocean floor has yet to be discovered so if you want to get cocky and be scientific by saying they are extinct then you have to leave room for the possibility that its possible they may still exist. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. i guess it lives in the place and if it's a small population it might be just more than 1 and the population could later thrive in other places like south africa since global warming forces humback whales to go there. Nature selected the megalodon for extinction, and it should stay like that. But with so many custom fittings and edits to its genetic structure, would it still be the terrifying megalodon we know? There is no mistaking the 15 cm (6 in) teeth of the largest apex predator, the megalodon. Despite its impressive size, it remained unknown until 1976. This makes the ocean floor in the Mariana Trench the oldest in the world, dating back around 180 million years. One of the reasons is that it is vertically migratory, meaning it only comes anywhere near the surface at night. Taking a fresh look at the fossil record, researchers are now proposing that this mega marine creature may have been killed off by none other than the modern great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias). Very intelligently written and well organized. A 50 foot shark has been found 1 mile down the marina trench. The killer predator was three times longer and 40 times heavier than the largest ever recorded great white shark. the most common sightings are in the Mariana Treach. No scientific evidence, today, supports such statements. It really is the final frontier (on Earth). 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. "We propose that this short overlap (3.6-4 million years ago) was sufficient time for great white sharks to spread worldwide and outcompeteO. megalodonthroughout its range, driving it to extinction-rather than radiation from outer space,"saysBoessenecker. They say the giant had become extinct by the end of the Pliocene period,when the planet entered a phase of global cooling. Science tells us that Megalodon sharks are extinct.

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