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Did megalodons live in groups?
These prehistoric whales were intelligent and were believed to hunt/live in pods (groups containing several whales), which provided them with better opportunities to capture prey and gave them an advantage when attacked by a megalodon or other large predatory animal.
What was megalodons enemy?
Mature megalodons likely did not have any predators, but newly birthed and juvenile individuals may have been vulnerable to other large predatory sharks, such as great hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna mokarran), whose ranges and nurseries are thought to have overlapped with those of megalodon from the end of the Miocene and …
Did megalodon live with dinosaurs?
Even though megalodons and dinosaurs are both extinct, they never coexisted. The dinosaurs died out about 66 million years ago. Megalodons came later. The oldest megalodon fossils are from the Miocene Epoch, which began 23 million years ago.
Could Megalodon still live in the deep ocean?
Megamouth Sharks live in deep water and only surface at night, so if Megalodon had similar behaviors, it could still be alive. Known Large Ocean Species Are Still Unsee: The ocean is full of large ocean species like the Colossal Squid that scientists know exist, but it has never been caught or seen.
Are there Megalodons still alive?
Yes, the Megalodon was a real shark, but no it is not still alive. It went extinct approximately 2.6 million years ago. In the aftermath of the Discovery Channel’s fake Megalodon documentaries people have questioned not only whether the Megalodon is alive but also whether totally made up it’s existence.
Is the megalodon shark still alive?
Sharks are known for shedding hundreds of teeth on a regular basis; if the megalodon shark was still alive, they would be expected to shed the most teeth out of all of these sharks. Every megalodon tooth that has been found is ancient.
Do Megalodons still exist?
A couple of unexpected discoveries have also fuelled belief that megalodons still exist; coelacanths and the megamouth shark. Coelacanths are an extremely old species of fish that were thought to have been extinct since the end of the cretaceous period , around 65 million years ago.