We Were Wrong About Megalodon

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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/join/12 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/m21/12 ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 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! https://youtube.com/@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: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumspace Astrum Extra: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumextra Astrum Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jPRrbq3o3dpvBb173ZTKi?si=a90d3efe3b704c83 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: https://discord.gg/TKw8Hpvtv8 ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 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:/