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Everything scientists thought about Megalodon was wrong.
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The Megalodon. More than just a Great White, this beast might be the most terrifying predator to ever rule the oceans. But new research suggests it was even more fearsome than scientists previously thought, and didn’t look how we expected. Is this colossal beast still lurking in Earth’s deepest waters?



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0:00 Megalodon
5:15 What We Got Wrong About the Meg
9:46 Megalodon’s Size
14:18 Why Megalodon Went Extinct
17:29 Is Megalodon Still Alive?
20:31 Mariana Trench



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References:
“Megalodon: the truth about the largest shark that ever lived”, via nhm.ac.uk https://astrumspace.info/meg_nhm
“Stones, sharks, and ‘tongue stones’: historic fossil shark teeth”, via reading.ac.uk https://astrumspace.info/tonguestones
“Otodus megalodon: profile and overview”, via saveourseas.com https://astrumspace.info/megprofile
“A Shark Nerd’s Guide to Megalodon”, via bristol.ac.uk https://astrumspace.info/meg_guide
“A slender body revealed for Otodus Megalodon”, via palaeo-electronica.org https://astrumspace.info/meg_anatomy
“When and How Did Megalodon Become Extinct?”, via bristol.ac.uk https://astrumspace.info/meg_extinction
“Biology of Otodus megalodon”, via palaeo-electronica.org https://astrumspace.info/megbiology
“Ontogenetic growth pattern of Otodus Megalodon”, via tandfonline.com https://astrumspace.info/meg_growth
“Megalodon was a transoceanic superpredator”, via science.org https://astrumspace.info/meg_range

“Geographical distribution and Extinction of Megalodon”, via si.edu https://astrumspace.info/meg_distribution



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Credits
Narrator: James Stewart
Writer: James Stewart
Video Editor: Celal Kaçar
Animator: Peter Sheppard
Researcher: Shourya Shrivastava
Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard
Publishing Lead: Georgina Brenner
Production Manager: Raquel Taylor
Edit Producer: Poppy Pinnock
Producers: Alex McColgan, James Stewart
Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan
Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan



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