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Megalodon

Il num vul dir: “big tooth”1

Mangiava: CharnLegendas preistoricasCenozoic, il temp dals mammifersBetg in dinosaur, ma ina legenda preistorica

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

Quest animal n'è betg in dinosaur, ma el è in dals animals ils pli enconuschents dals temps preistorics, perquai survegn el era ina plazza en Dino Wiki.

Viveva

avant 23 fin 3,6 milliuns onns1

Cenozoic, il temp dals mammifers

Fossils chattads en

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

Lunghezza

15 fin 24,3 m (49 fin 80 ft)2

Paisa

fin 94 tonnas (207 200 lb)2

Spertadad maximala

var 18 km/h (11 mph)

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

Cura viveva el?

Avant ils dinosaurs

Temp dals dinosaurs

Temp dals mammifers

avant 400 milliuns onns25266oz

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Quant grev era el?

uschè grev sco 16 elefants

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Quant grond era Megalodon cumpareglià cun TAI?

Mo matematica en tes navigatur. Nagut na vegn arcunà u tramess.

Quant spert era el?

Ina persuna che va a pe var 5 km/h (3 mph)

In uffant sin il velo var 12 km/h (7 mph)

Megalodon var 18 km/h (11 mph)

In chaval che galoppescha var 65 km/h (40 mph)

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

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

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Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Megalodon

?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

Chatschader da mitus

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

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

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Otodus megalodon
Numnà da: (Agassiz 1835)6
Gruppa: Legendas preistoricas
Famiglia / clada: Otodontidae6
Classificaziun: Chondrichthyes > Lamniformes > Otodontidae6
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 66 fin 0,3 milliuns onns (Danian / Chibanian)6
Formaziuns da crap: Pisco, Temblor, Calvert6
Pajais: USA, Giapun, Panama, Venezuela, Peru, Frantscha6
Chats da fossils: 350 en The Paleobiology Database6
Scuverta: 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
Anc discutà: 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

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

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): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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