Megalodon Tooth

We know that the Megalodon became extinct at the end of the Pliocene (2.6 million years ago), but exactly when is not known. The oceans cooled, the sea level dropped and many large mammals, such as sea birds, dolphins and turtles, became extinct. It is estimated that 43% of large mammals became extinct. The extinction of many large mammals led to a struggle for food among the large predators / killer whales. It is thought that the whale species that remained were too agile and/or too fast, so that the giant predators could not feed themselves enough. In addition, competing orcas, which were a lot faster and more agile, are also a probable reason for the extinction of the O. Megalodon. Finally, the cooling of the sea caused the large predatory fish to have to migrate. This made it necessary for the large predatory fish to migrate, which was not exactly easy. It is thought that the places where young Megalodons were born and were safe from large fish were no longer habitable due to the cooling of the seas.