Megalodon Research Paper

I'm sure you've heard people talking about it, watched documentaries, or ha an opinion yourself: megalodons may be alive. Sure, there is some fake proof out there, but I think megalodons are still real. check out this picture that shows the scale of a megalodon to a human:

Beginning with the simplest one-celled organism, an extraordinary animal rose in the murky waters entitled to a non-comparable killing-eating machine. This organism has become nature’s most genuine and most successful creature that it has remained unchanged for over 250 million years. Nature finally invented the perfect king of the sea. This animal has given the sea it’s “living” adjective; in turn, it was entitled—the “great white shark.”

Sharks have been in existence for more than 300 million years. Their evolution occurred over 150 million years earlier than that of the dinosaurs. Most of the existing fossil data of early sharks was collected from fossilized teeth together with several skin impressions. primitive sharks (Cladodonts) , had teeth which were double-pointed, up to 2metres in length, ate fish as well as crustaceans, and existed approximately 360 million years ago.

For 350 million years, sharks have swum the earth and sought out their prey. Before the dinosaurs every set foot on earthen shores, sharks lurked in the murky depths of the ocean. On the North Shore Shark Adventures tour, you will be introduced to the Sandbar and Galapagos sharks. If you are really lucky, a Tiger shark may make an appearance.

The Tyrannosaurus rex has a bone-crushing force skull, massive and long legs, and a brain that has a strong sense of smell. These characteristics were beneficial to the T-rex. First, the jaw of the T-rex was able to crush their prey's bones and drag the meat further which is also known as puncture and pull strategy. Next, the T-rex legs were massive and long especially in the juvenile stage because it had the strength of an adult legs which they were able to fast walk. Lastly, the T-rex had a strong sense of smell and binocular vision which can easily capture their prey. On the other hand, their arms were shortened relative to the size of T-rex body. There was no evidence that the T-rex used their arms for predation or scavenging.

Sharks, have been on earth for 400 million years, making them older than dinosaurs, and they have lived on earth massively longer than humans. Shark culling has been witnessed since the late 1960’s by Australian’s because of a fatal shark attack on two males at that time.

According to a new study by researchers at the University of Queensland, “giant killer lizards” used to stomp around Australian land roughly 50,000 years ago. The discovery came as a surprise to the team of scientists, who now believe that Australia’s first human inhabitants might have lived at the same time as the giant predator.

Previously, Great whites were thought to reach their maturity at around fifteen years, with a lifespan estimate of thirty years. However, with the release of a new study on the shark’s longevity through the use of bomb radiocarbon, they are now thought to be one of the longest living cartilaginous fish currently identified as such. A study’s findings suggested that, “Δ14C profiles in vertebrae provided compelling evidence that white sharks are likely to live up to approximately seventy years in the NWA and may live longer.” NWA is a shortened form of reference of the northwest Atlantic Ocean, where the four male and four female shark vertebrae were tested. Typically, a shark’s age was found by calculating the total growth bands consecutively found on a shark’s vertebrae, but this study used bomb radiocarbon to measure radiocarbon (Δ14C) values with references to chronologies documenting the marine uptake of 14C produced by atmospheric testing of thermonuclear devices. This study was able to then generate the first radiocarbon age estimates for adult white sharks. The largest male shark was aged, through this process, at seventy-three years old, while the largest female was aged at forty years old. The study also stated that through their findings, “Therefore, either white sharks are living

Do you ever wonder what the scariest animal is? There are many different animals, but the most feared is the shark. They are the most unique creatures in the ocean. They have hundreds of teeth in their mouth which make them seem scary. When sharks lose their teeth, there is always another tooth to replace it. Sharks have been around for more than 75,000,000 years. They are located all over the world. There are more than 300 species of sharks. These creatures have many talents and are very intelligent. I am not afraid of sharks because they are helpful to the environment, they can spit garbage out, and sharks are protective of their homes just like we are.

incredible things such as eating a whale’s head in 30 seconds.They are the strongest shark still

The megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios) is a species of deepwater shark. It is rarely seen by humans and is the smallest of the three extant planktivorous sharks, besides the whale shark and basking shark. Since its discovery in 1976, few megamouth sharks have been seen, with 61 specimens known to have been caught or sighted as of April 2015, including three recordings on film. Like the other two filter-feeders, it swims with its enormous mouth wide open, filtering water for plankton and jellyfish. It is distinctive for its large head with rubbery lips. It is so unlike any other type of shark that it is usually considered to be the sole extant species in the distinct family Megachasmidae, though suggestion has been made that it may belong

The final piece of evidence that fits this theory is, some people do not think the Loch Ness Monster is a monster, dinosaur or a serpent because if the Loch Ness Monster were a monster, it would be scarier. Also, there was not any fossil-bearing type near the Loch Ness Lake, so there can’t be dinosaurs near there. Finally, serpents cannot live in fresh water lakes; they have to live in seawater. The information written above was also stated in the website” The Strangest Theories and Sightings” by Amy Willis. I think this theory is not enough strong enough because there is not solid information to prove the Loch Ness Monster was not real.

There are different kinds of dinosaurs around the earth. Dinosaurs are in museums and in the ground, there are probably more about dinosaurs to be discovered. For my research I will be finding things and information about the Tyrannosaurus Rex (T-Rex).

Qualities and characteristics make a monster what it seems. Some of which the Loch Ness Monster contain are flippers, sharp teeth for hunting prey, a long neck, and reptile-like features. They describe Nessie as being plesiosaur-like animal relating to the marine animals of the Mesozoic Era. Reports and sightings don’t really feed into the curiosity and wonder, it leaves out a lot of answers and little evidence to the questions everyone has on their mind. As the effect, it causes people to go on the hunt and search for the monster they have yet to see enough

I want to finish up by talking about why we love mosasaur. Mosasaur is the ”sexy” marine reptile species. It was massive, it was predatory, and it was dominant. These are all things that we, as human beings, love. We love to look at a giant like mosasaur and imagine how terrifying it must truly have been in life. Unfortunately because of our love for mosasaur and the reasons we love him, we tend to make it into more than it truly was. For instance in the popular movie Jurassic World we see a gigantic mosasaurus leap out of the water like an orca to devour a shark. That is just not accurate. Mosasaurus was far too large to propel itself out of the water like that. Moreover the mosasaur depicted in Jurassic World was incredibly more gigantic than mosasaur actually was. Misrepresentation like this has led to mosasaur having a larger than life image to live up to. To give you an idea of how large Jurassic World’s mosasaur was in comparison to actual mosasaur I have attached Figure 3 on page 6. Another reason that we love mosasaur so much is that we know a lot about it. The fossil record that exists for mosasaurus is pretty large because of the sheer number of mosasaurs that existed when they were dominant. There are thousands of remains that have been found. The first mosasaur skeleton was found in the Netherlands before any dinosaur remains had been discovered. The discovery of the mosasaur led to a new age of understanding