Conspiracy Theory #2: Is the Megalodon still alive?
Conspiracy Theory #1Is the Megalodon still alive?
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What is a Charcarodon Megalodon?
All sea creatures feared these things, even the dinosaurs did. The Megalodon, the largest shark on the planet which would grow up to 60 feet (20 metres) in length, was at the top of the food chain 65 million years ago. It lived during the Miocene and Pliocene epoch and ruled 3/4 of the Earth's water for at least 16-20 million years.
It was a demon straight from hell; with a body built for speed, accuracy and kill, not to forget the million teeth that measured around 7-9 inches in length. The largest Megalodon jaw to be assembled was 11 feet wide and 9 feet tall.
Unlike many other prehistoric creatures, the Megalodon family was globally distributed. They were found in every nook and cranny, including modern day lakes and rivers. They usually migrated off to warm waters during winters to feed on Leviathans. With this attitude, nothing could have stopped the Megalodon from climbing onshore and munching off everything in sight, except it's weight of course. If washed ashore, it's weight would crush itself with the inability to sustain land pressure.
Where did it go?
"* The HMS Challenger was a British survey skip tasked with completing the first global marine expedition ever. In 1872 it dredged up Megalodon teeth from the Mariana Trench, which were later dated to be about 10,000 years old. This is a far cry from the 1.5 million years or so that mainstream science tells us Megalodon has been gone. It's hard to think the shark would have lasted a couple of million years longer than previously believed, but 10,000 years? That's hardly a blip in geological time. Does this mean Meg could still be out there?
What is a Charcarodon Megalodon?
It was a demon straight from hell; with a body built for speed, accuracy and kill, not to forget the million teeth that measured around 7-9 inches in length. The largest Megalodon jaw to be assembled was 11 feet wide and 9 feet tall.
Why did large dinosaurs, the T-Rex for instance, fear this cute little thing? Mainly because this monster ate 70 feet long whales for dinner.
The Megalodon's diet consisted mainly of large whales (Leviathan), but also included a variety of dolphins, giant turtles, squids, fish and occasionally, terrestrial dinosaurs that came in for a drink. Fossilized evidence dating back a few million years ago prove that the Tyrannosaurus Rex was actually a common meal to many Megalodons. An average daily meal would include 2500 pounds of meat.Unlike many other prehistoric creatures, the Megalodon family was globally distributed. They were found in every nook and cranny, including modern day lakes and rivers. They usually migrated off to warm waters during winters to feed on Leviathans. With this attitude, nothing could have stopped the Megalodon from climbing onshore and munching off everything in sight, except it's weight of course. If washed ashore, it's weight would crush itself with the inability to sustain land pressure.
Where did it go?
Not long after 20 million years, the Megalodon activity decreased. It was like they were wiped off the planet's surface, just after the dinosaurs had disappeared. Although there is no possible explanation as to how this had happened, scientisst have thought of the major possibilities.
◘When global cooling took place (which resulted in the previous Ice Age) the Megalodons would have not been able to survive the cold and eventually died out.
◘A defect in diet. The giant whales, the ones who provided the Megalodon all the necessary and relevant nutrients could have died out in number, ultimately resulting in the giant sharks to die of starvation.
◘When nature introduced the new kid in class: The prehistoric Orca whale. The Orca back then would have been hardly a few feet larger than the Megalodon but would have been a tough competition to it, eventually winning and letting the Megalodon face the wall of shame.
Not long after 20 million years, the Megalodon activity decreased. It was like they were wiped off the planet's surface, just after the dinosaurs had disappeared. Although there is no possible explanation as to how this had happened, scientisst have thought of the major possibilities.
◘A defect in diet. The giant whales, the ones who provided the Megalodon all the necessary and relevant nutrients could have died out in number, ultimately resulting in the giant sharks to die of starvation.
◘When nature introduced the new kid in class: The prehistoric Orca whale. The Orca back then would have been hardly a few feet larger than the Megalodon but would have been a tough competition to it, eventually winning and letting the Megalodon face the wall of shame.
Reports of sightings
"* The HMS Challenger was a British survey skip tasked with completing the first global marine expedition ever. In 1872 it dredged up Megalodon teeth from the Mariana Trench, which were later dated to be about 10,000 years old. This is a far cry from the 1.5 million years or so that mainstream science tells us Megalodon has been gone. It's hard to think the shark would have lasted a couple of million years longer than previously believed, but 10,000 years? That's hardly a blip in geological time. Does this mean Meg could still be out there?
* In 1918 a group of Australian fishermen were so petrified by what they had seen in the water that they refused to go back out to sea. These fishermen were well acquainted with large White Sharks and other ocean creatures. So what could they have seen that terrified them so much? What they described was an almost unimaginably big white shark, at least 100 feet in length, which ate their catch and destroyed their fishing gear. What did they really see? If not a Megalodon, it's hard to imagine what else it might have been.
* In 1960 the captain of a fishing ship reported a massive white shark that swam alongside his vessel. The crew was so shaken by the appearance of this fish that they refused to discuss it, and if not for this captain we may never know the story. The length of his ship was over 78 feet.
* In 2009 the History Channel show MonsterQuest conducted a search for the Megalodon in the Sea of Cortez. This was a follow up to reports of massive sharks in the area, up to three times the size of a Great White, that were demolishing local marine mammals. It is speculated that the Sea of Cortez is deep enough and contains more than enough large food sources to support a remnant population of Megalodon. Unfortunately, the MonsterQuest team struck out."
Related Research
A false documentary about the Megalodon was aired by Discovery Channel on Shark Week. This similar 'mockumentary' seemed as a sequel of Animal Planet's "Mermaids: The Body Found" to many. Megalodon showed animated but realistic 'footage' of attacks on submarines and strange fossils found.
Many Shark Week fans were disappointed at Discovery for releasing an utterly disturbing, and fake documentary on a channel that usually educates about factual stuff. Discovery still defends it though, and as their backup, claims that the reports of the missing submarines have not yet been solved.
Many Shark Week fans were disappointed at Discovery for releasing an utterly disturbing, and fake documentary on a channel that usually educates about factual stuff. Discovery still defends it though, and as their backup, claims that the reports of the missing submarines have not yet been solved.
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