Ancient Seas: Megalodon
I got a request from someone I work with to do a post about Megalodon. So me being me, I thought, why not make a segment about it? There is so much more to our oceans than what inhabits it right now. There are literally billions of years to cover. I am only one mermaid, but I can do my bit. So welcome to the Ancient Seas segment! Ancient Seas MEGALODON Class: Chondrichthyes Status: Extinct (EX) Size: 60ft* Weight: 77 tons* Era: Early Miocene to end of Pliocene aka 23-2.6 million years ago Diet: Large prey; whales, seals, giant turtles Habitat: Warm waters; juveniles: coastal *Estimates as, without time travel, it is impossible to acutally measure and weigh a Megalodon. And who would want to, right? Me inside Megalodon jaws, South Africa Museum What exactly was Megalodon? Well, it was huge. And I mean huuuggggeeeee! (Yes, that many extra letters huge.) If you are a fan at all of the creature feature B-movie genre, then I'm sure you've se...