Megalodon

Otodus megalodon

Megalodon

“ This is scary, I'm scared. ”

– unknown author

Scientific Taxonomy & Character Information

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Chondrichthyes

Order: Lamniformes

Family: Otodontidae

Genius: Otodus

Species: Otodus megalodon

Descendant: Otodont

Named by: Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz

Year Published: 1843

Size: 18 meters long in length, 30,000 kilograms in weight (about 66,000 pounds) to more than 65,000 kg (about 143,000 pounds for female)

Type: Cartilaginous Fishes (Sharks)

Title: Megatooth Shark

Pantheon: Terran

Time Period: Early Miocene to Early Pliocene epoch (Aquitanian–Zanclean, c. 23–3.6 Ma)

Alignment: Traumatogenic

Threat Level: ★★★★★★★★

Diet: Carnivorous

Elements: Water

Inflicts: Watered, bleeding

Weaknesses: Electric

Casualties: ???

Based On: itself

Conservation Status: 

Otodus megalodon is an extinct species of shark that lived approximately 23 to 3.6 million years ago (mya), during the Early Miocene to the Pliocene.

Etymology

Megalodon is from the Ancient Greek meaning "big tooth". from the Ancient Greek: μέγας, romanized: (mégas), lit. 'big, mighty' and ὀδούς (odoús), "tooth". The name Otodus comes from Ancient Greek ὠτ (ōt, meaning "ear") and ὀδούς (odoús, meaning "tooth") – thus, "ear-shaped tooth".

Physical Appearance

One interpretation of how Megalodon appeared was that it was a robust-looking shark and may have had a similar build to the great white shark. The jaws may have been blunter and wider than the great white, and the fins would have also been similar in shape, though thicker due to their size. It may have had a pig-eyed appearance in that it had small, deep-set eyes. Due to fragmentary remains, there have been many contradictory size estimates for megalodon, as they can only be drawn from fossil teeth and vertebrae. The great white shark has been the basis of reconstruction and size estimation, as it is regarded as the best analogue to megalodon. Several total length estimation methods have been produced by comparing megalodon teeth and vertebrae to those of the great white.

Abilities

They placed the bite force of the latter between 108,514 and 182,201 newtons (24,395 and 40,960 lbf) in a posterior bite, compared to the 18,216 newtons (4,095 lbf) bite force for the largest confirmed great white shark and 7,400 newtons (1,700 lbf) for the placoderm fish Dunkleosteus. In addition, Wroe and colleagues pointed out that sharks shake sideways while feeding, amplifying the force generated, which would probably have caused the total force experienced by prey to be higher than the estimate.

Ecology

The animal faced competition from whale-eating cetaceans, such as Livyatan and other macroraptorial sperm whales, and possibly smaller ancestral killer whales. As the shark preferred warmer waters, it is thought that oceanic cooling associated with the onset of the ice ages, coupled with the lowering of sea levels and resulting loss of suitable nursery areas, may have also contributed to its decline.


Megalodon is an almost unrivaled apex predator worldwide, except for sperm whales, orcas, and livyatans.

Behavior

Megalodons will stay in deeper waters unless attacking prey, but even then, they rarely enter shallow areas. They are aggressive and can swim faster than most creatures, including the survivor.

Distribution and Habitat

Megalodon had a cosmopolitan distribution; its fossils have been excavated from many parts of the world, including Europe, Africa, the Americas, and Australia. It most commonly occurs in tropical to temperate latitudes. Megalodon inhabited a wide range of marine environments (i.e., shallow coastal waters, areas of coastal upwelling, swampy coastal lagoons, sandy littorals, and offshore deep water environments) and exhibited a transient lifestyle. Adult megalodons were not abundant in shallow-water environments and mostly inhabited offshore areas.


Tamed

Megalodon pups have now been tamed by feeding using meat or fish meat, making them trust and pet.

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