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Megalodon - Coggle Diagram
Megalodon
habitat
north and south america
japan
europe
australasia
africa
subtropical to temperate latitudes
data might be skewed from collection bias
how did it become extinct
can it survive now
loss of prey, increase in predators
3.6 mya
changing temp
other sharks quicker and more agile
background
lived in the Miocene to early
Pliocene
names: megatooth shark, Carcharocles megalodon
giant - megalodon (giant teeth)
20 million years ago, extinct 3.6 million ya
size
length: 15-18 meters long
3 times longer than it's cousin the great white shark
tin fail was about the same size as a Great White shark
teeth
18 cm long
size of the meg based off of teeth and spine
bite 5x more powerful than trex
276 teeth
weight
110 tons
30 elephants
diet
jaw was wide enough to swallow two people whole
mature adults=no predators
juveniles preyed upon by large predatory sharks (hammerheads)
adults hunted:
sirenians
toothed whales
seals
baleen whales
fish