We Were Wrong About Megalodon

Everything scientists thought about Megalodon was wrong. Want to restore the planet’s ecosystems and see your impact in monthly videos? The first 100 people to join Planet Wild with my code ASTRUM12 will get the first month for free at: https://planetwild.com/r/astrumearth/... If you want to get to know them better first, check out their mission using art to protect marine life: https://planetwild.com/r/astrumearth/... ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 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? ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 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 ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Subscribe to the channel!    / @astrumearth   Support our Patreon and you’ll get early access to Astrum Earth content, before anyone else: https://bit.ly/4aiJZNF ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Check out the other Astrum channels for videos about space and astronomy: Astrum:    / @astrumspace   Astrum Extra:    / @astrumextra   Astrum Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jPRrbq... Astrum Infographic Artwork: https://electrify.art/collections/astrum Astrum Displate Posters: https://astrumspace.info/Displates Astrum Merch: https://astrum-shop.fourthwall.com/ Join us on the Astrum discord:   / discord   ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 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_distribu... ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 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 With special thanks to: Dr. Kenshu Shimada Dr. Philip Sternes ▀▀▀▀▀▀ #AstrumEarth #Astrum #Megalodon #Shark