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Megalodon

Din no ase: “big tooth”1

Ɔdii: NamTete abakɔsɛm mmoaSenosoik, mmoa a wɔnom nufoɔ berɛƆnyɛ dinosɔɔ, nanso ɔyɛ tete abakɔsɛm aboa

Megalodon was a giant shark that lived millions of years ago. It had teeth as big as a human hand and could eat whales! It was one of the biggest and scariest ocean hunters ever.1

Yei nyɛ dinosɔɔ, nanso ɔyɛ tete mmoa a wɔagye din sen biara no mu baako, enti ɔno nso nya baabi wɔ Dino Wiki mu.

Ɔtenaa ase

mfeɛ ɔpepem 23 kɔsi 3.6 a atwam1

Senosoik, mmoa a wɔnom nufoɔ berɛ

Wɔhunuu fɔsil wɔ

Fossils have been found all over the world, including in the United States, Japan, Panama, Venezuela, Peru, and France.6

Tenten

15 kɔsi 24.3 m (49 kɔsi 80 ft)2

Mu duru

kɔsi ton 94 (207,200 lb)2

Ntɛmntɛm a ɛsen biara

bɛyɛ 18 km/h (11 mph)

Nsuguareɛ: shark swim speed study 2015 (cruising 18 km/h)

Berɛ bɛn na ɛtenaa ase?

Ansa na dinosɔɔ reba

Dinosɔɔ berɛ

Mmoa a wɔnom nufoɔ berɛ

mfeɛ ɔpepem 400 a atwam25266nnɛ

Na ne kɛseɛ yɛ sɛn?

Na ne tenten yɛ sɛn?

Na ne mu yɛ duru sɛn?

ne mu duru te sɛ asono 16

ne tenten te sɛ kaa 5 a wɔde agyina toatoa sone tenten te sɛ kwadu 140 a wɔde abɔ toatoa sone mu duru te sɛ watamɛlɔn 19000ne mu duru te sɛ sukuu klaas mũ 120 mu mmofraanka ɔbɛtumi aguare nsuguarebea kɛseɛ (50 m) tenten wɔ sikɛn 10 mu

Megalodon kɛseɛ yɛ sɛn sɛ wode toto WO ho a?

Akontaa nko ara wɔ wo browser mu. Yɛnkora biribiara so, na yɛmmfa biribiara nkɔ baabiara.

Na ɛyɛ ntɛm sɛn?

Onipa a ɔnante bɛyɛ 5 km/h (3 mph)

Abofra a ɔte sakre so bɛyɛ 12 km/h (7 mph)

Megalodon bɛyɛ 18 km/h (11 mph)

Ɔpɔnkɔ a ɔretu mmirika bɛyɛ 65 km/h (40 mph)

Kyiita bɛyɛ 100 km/h (62 mph)

nneɛma a ɛyɛ fɛ

Nsɛm a ɛyɛ anigye

Megalodon teeth can be up to 16 centimetres tall, and some might have been even 20 centimetres. That is bigger than a human hand!2

Megalodon probably gave birth to live young, and baby megalodons were already about 3.6 to 3.9 metres long at birth.2

Megalodon had a huge appetite. It ate dolphins, small whales, seals, sea turtles, and even other sharks.1

Megalodon used nursery areas in warm, shallow coastal waters to raise its young, where there was lots of food and fewer predators.1

Megalodon was once thought to be a close relative of the great white shark, but scientists now think it belonged to a different, extinct family called Otodontidae.1

Megalodon probably swam at a cruising speed of about 2.1 to 3.5 kilometres per hour, which is a slow, steady pace for such a big shark.2

Yei yɛ Megalodon mfonini a AI yɛeɛ, sɛdeɛ ebia na ɔteɛ. Kɔmputa na ɛyɛeɛ firi deɛ nyansahufoɔ nim mu. Ɛyɛ nsusuiɛ: ebia na aboa ankasa no nte saa, na obiara nnim ne kɔla ankasa.

wobisaeɛ

Nsɛm a wɔbisa bebree fa Megalodon ho

?How big was megalodon?

Scientists estimate megalodon grew up to 15 to 18 metres (49 to 59 feet) long, which is about three times longer than the largest great white shark.3 1

?When did megalodon go extinct?

Megalodon went extinct about 3.6 million years ago, at the end of the Pliocene epoch. The planet cooled, which reduced its habitat and food supply.3 1

?What did megalodon eat?

Megalodon ate meat, mostly whales, dolphins, seals, sea turtles, and other sharks. It was an apex predator that could bite through the chest of a whale.3 4

?Could megalodon still be alive today?

No, megalodon is extinct and has been for millions of years. The ocean is too cold now, and there is no evidence of a living megalodon.3 1

?How big were megalodon teeth?

Megalodon teeth can be up to 18 centimetres (7 inches) tall, which is bigger than a human hand. The word megalodon means 'big tooth'.3 5

?Was megalodon bigger than a blue whale?

No, the largest blue whale is about 30 metres long, while megalodon was up to 24.3 metres. So blue whales are bigger.3

?Is megalodon a dinosaur?

No, megalodon is not a dinosaur. It was a giant prehistoric shark that lived in the ocean, long after the dinosaurs died out.1

?How fast could megalodon swim?

Up to about 18 km/h (11 mph) by one study, about as fast as a grown-up riding a bike. Most of the time it cruised much slower, about 2 to 5 km/h (1 to 3 mph), to save energy. It may have sped up in short bursts to catch prey.3

?Where did megalodon live?

Megalodon lived in warm oceans all over the world, except near the poles. Its teeth have been found on every continent except Antarctica.3 5

?How strong was megalodon's bite?

Megalodon had one of the strongest bites ever, with a force of up to 182,200 newtons (40,960 pounds). That is powerful enough to crush a whale's bones.1 5

Atosɛm sɛefoɔ

Atosɛm: Some people think megalodon is still alive today in the deep ocean.

Nokorɛ: Megalodon went extinct about 3.58 million years ago. Scientists have found no evidence that it lives today.1

Ma dino ho animdefoɔ

Nyansahu din: Otodus megalodon
Obi a ɔtoo din: (Agassiz 1835)6
Kuo: Tete abakɔsɛm mmoa
Abusua / kuo kɛseɛ: Otodontidae6
Nkyekyɛmu: Chondrichthyes > Lamniformes > Otodontidae6
Abotan no mfeɛ: mfeɛ ɔpepem 66 kɔsi 0.3 (Danian / Chibanian)6
Abotan nhyehyɛeɛ: Pisco, Temblor, Calvert6
Aman: Amerika, Gyapan, Panama, Venezuela, Peru, Frɛnse6
Fɔsil nkyerɛwee: 350 wɔ The Paleobiology Database mu6
Nhunumu: Swiss naturalist Louis Agassiz named megalodon in 1835. He studied fossil teeth and gave it the scientific name Carcharias megalodon, which means 'big tooth'.1
Wɔda so gye ho akyinnye: Scientists still debate the exact size and body shape of megalodon. Some think it was long and slender, while others think it was bulkier like a great white shark.2

Baabi a nsɛm no firi

Megalodon (en.wikipedia.org)
Reassessment of the possible size, form, weight, cruising speed, and growth parameters of the extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae), and new evolutionary insights into its gigantism, life history strategies, ecology, and extinction (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
Megalodon: The truth about the largest shark that ever lived | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Megalodon, Otodus megalodon - The Australian Museum (australian.museum)
The Megalodon | Smithsonian Ocean (ocean.si.edu)
Megalodon in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): mfeɛ, mmeaeɛ, abotan nhyehyɛeɛ, nkyekyɛmu.

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