Bandung – The cause of the extinction of the megalodon giant shark, the ruler of the seas, is still a mystery to this day. Megalodon is predicted to become extinct about 3 million years ago.
Research on fossilized teeth reveals that megalodons had to compete fiercely with great white sharks for food. At that time, the supply of food such as whales and other prey was running low. Then there are also environmental factors such as changes in sea level.
As quoted detikINET From the BBC, an international team of researchers found that megalodon and great white sharks may have competed for the same prey, including dolphins, whales and porpoises. The result is that the megalodon may have lost the rivalry.
“This is a piece of the puzzle evidence that there was competition between modern great sharks and megalodons for food resources in the ocean when the two coexisted,” said Professor Thimas Tutken from Johannes Gutenberg University in Germany.
However, it is considered that this study still needs to be refined so that it can be truly concluded that this is what caused the extinction of the megalodon. So far, the extinction of this species is still a mystery.
Megalodon during his lifetime could grow up to 18 meters long and could weigh up to 60 tons. They are the masters of the ocean and love to eat whales. Its habitat is estimated in various parts of the world.
Megalodon means big tooth and this shark, according to scientists, became extinct about 3 million years ago. In that distant past, the megalodon was likely very large in population. The sign is that these animal fossils are found in many places in various parts of the world.
This article has been published on detikInet with the title Megalodon Monster Shark Used to Rule the Ocean, How come it became extinct?
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2023-08-04 23:00:25
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