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Extinct Megalodon, the largest shark ever, may have grown too big - NBC News - 0 views

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  • Extinct Megalodon, the largest shark ever, may have grown too big
    • xreyes595
      xreyes595 on 23 Apr 14
       
      what happen to the megalodon
  • A megalodon shark could grow up to 60 feet long and had a bite more powerful than that of a Tyrannosaurus rex.
    • xreyes595
      xreyes595 on 23 Apr 14
       
      This type of shark was consider an apex( top of food chain) predator because of the size and strength it had  
  • Bigger is better?
    • xreyes595
      xreyes595 on 23 Apr 14
       
      Just because the megalodon was massive in size wasn't actually a good
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  • Bigger over time
  • Megalodon, the most massive shark ever to prowl the oceans, may have gotten so big that it was prone to extinction.
  • Megalodon
  • Although it's not clear why the behemoths were getting bigger over evolutionary time, their big size may have made them more vulnerable to extinction
    • xreyes595
      xreyes595 on 25 Apr 14
       
      Nobody knows why the Megalodon kept growing over evolutionary time but because of their massive size it could have made them more vulnerable to extinction                     
  • Megalodon could grow up to 60 feet (18 meters) long and had a bite more powerful than that of a Tyrannosaurus rex.
  • The sea monsters terrorized the oceans from about 16 million to 2 million years ago.
  • Though that may seem like a long reign, other shark species have survived for 50 million years
  • Bigger animals can eat a wider range of foods and be fiercer predators than their pip-squeak pals. But because they eat more types of animals they also have more competition for those animals, and the ecosystem can support a lower population density of them since they need more resources — including space — to survive. When food supplies dwindled, these giant creatures could have had a tough time finding enough food
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