Comments on: How We Know Megalodon Doesn’t Still Exist?

By: Art

Art — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 02:18:43 +0000

I have a megaladon tooth on my bedside table. I don’t know why but I just love that thing. I’ve seen 12+ sharks while out surfing. Believe you me that’s plenty big when you’re in their swimming pool.

By: willys36

willys36 — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 20:55:22 +0000

Government cover-up is the most hilarious argument used by all the voodoo groups; alien encounters, UFOs, Big-Footers, Kennedy assassination kooks, etc. Stop and think; what has Washington EVER been able to keep secret? Logic would tell you if they can’t cover up their rapes and sexual molestation shenanigans, how in the world are they going to cover up a brunch with ET?

By: Kit

Kit — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 11:06:57 +0000

I work in an aquarium and love meeting the kids who believe the megalodon is still out there. We do talk about the possibility (or lack) of the sharks still surviving. Their love of the ocean is what inspires me and makes me hopeful about confronting the real monster coming.

By: Robert Lippner

Robert Lippner — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 20:18:01 +0000

Dear Dr, M.

You write “…a really good write up on how we know Megalodon actually does not exist is not on the interwebs.”

This is an older article from 1998, which addresses most common arguments still used today:

“A Critical Evaluation of the Supposed Contemporary
Existence of Carcharodon megalodon, by Ben S. Roesch

http://web.ncf.ca/bz050/megalodon

Now your great article can be added to my collection as well. Thanks.

After the film “The Meg” based on Steve Alten’s “Meg” is released this summer, I’m sure we will witness an even greater surge of meg-lives-advocates…

By: The Science of White Shark Poop

The Science of White Shark Poop — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 01:10:12 +0000

Yeah so I am calling BALDERDASH on that ancient fossilized white shark poop.

The rest if this article is nice. The poop? Feh.

New article title:

How We Know Fossilized Megalodon Poop Doesn’t Exist?

By: Darren Alger

Darren Alger — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 22:34:33 +0000

If you got the size of the megalodon from the teeth how does that tell you what temp waters it swam in i mean you guessed the size of the shark by the size of teeth i do belive it is extinct but its just confusing to me.

By: Ted

Ted — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 16:13:35 +0000

There are good hints that maximum size might exceed 18 m based on Leder et al. 2016 and the existence of larger teeth in private collections than those available to scholars.

By: Deb Field

Deb Field — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 23:47:26 +0000

Well said and I’m sharing w/ my students (since they don’t like to listen to me when I tell them this). However, I doubt the person who REALLY needs to see this, will. too bad.

By: Simon Pierce

Simon Pierce — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 23:20:34 +0000

Great article. Might shatter some dreams though :D.

For the record, however, whale sharks do get up to 18-20 m apparently (citations in the Sizing Giants paper, or the 2016 Red List assessment for whale sharks). I’ve seen sharks of up to ~14 m.

By: steve

steve — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 21:44:39 +0000

“I know of scientists who do research without funding even to pursue a course they are interested in.”
Indeed, that describes most of us!