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Post by Canid Cetus Aves on Nov 19, 2011 18:36:50 GMT -5
Well? IMO, it would be out competed by Orca's and other smaller predatory whales and newer sharks.
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Post by Deinobrontornis on Nov 19, 2011 22:20:06 GMT -5
With sperm whale, blue whale, humpback whale, whale shark, colossal squid, and a host of other enormous organisms, Megalodon would probably have a plentiful menu if it were still alive today. The main problem is that its main breeding grounds, Panama, were destroyed when South America and North America collided with one another 3-5 million years ago. Another problem would also the cold. The onset the ice ages is though to have been the final nail in the coffin for Megalodon. There is also the fact that we would probably have hunted it to extinction by now had Megalodon survived into modern times.
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Post by Canid Cetus Aves on Nov 19, 2011 23:11:14 GMT -5
^ Agreed. What do you think about Orca Whales as competition?
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Post by Deinobrontornis on Nov 20, 2011 23:58:29 GMT -5
^ Agreed. What do you think about Orca Whales as competition? That has actually been proposed as theory for Megalodon's extinction.[1] However, Megalodon co-existed with the likes of Brygmophyseter and Livyatan for millions of years. I think there is no reason to assume an essentially smaller version of these two would send something such as Megalodon to extinction. Source: [1] www.elasmo-research.org/education/evolution/megalodon_extinction.htm |
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Post by Canid Cetus Aves on Nov 21, 2011 16:36:46 GMT -5
^ Agreed. What do you think about Orca Whales as competition? That has actually been proposed as theory for Megalodon's extinction.[1] However, Megalodon co-existed with the likes of Brygmophyseter and Livyatan for millions of years. I think there is no reason to assume an essentially smaller version of these two would send something such as Megalodon to extinction. Source: [1] www.elasmo-research.org/education/evolution/megalodon_extinction.htmWell. Livyatan was likely to have lived on it's own, and Brygmophyseters lived in pods but were not as smart as present day Orcas. Plus, Orcas can also ram, and they aren't that small. |
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Post by Deinobrontornis on Nov 21, 2011 23:08:40 GMT -5
That has actually been proposed as theory for Megalodon's extinction.[1] However, Megalodon co-existed with the likes of Brygmophyseter and Livyatan for millions of years. I think there is no reason to assume an essentially smaller version of these two would send something such as Megalodon to extinction. Source: [1] www.elasmo-research.org/education/evolution/megalodon_extinction.htmWell. Livyatan was likely to have lived on it's own, and Brygmophyseters lived in pods but were not as smart as present day Orcas. Plus, Orcas can also ram, and they are that small. An orca ramming a Megalodon would be about as effective as a 3-year-old punching me. The size difference is so great that I would hardly feel it. |
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Post by Canid Cetus Aves on Nov 23, 2011 16:14:22 GMT -5
Well. Livyatan was likely to have lived on it's own, and Brygmophyseters lived in pods but were not as smart as present day Orcas. Plus, Orcas can also ram, and they are that small. An orca ramming a Megalodon would be about as effective as a 3-year-old punching me. The size difference is so great that I would hardly feel it. Okay. Then think of a large group of 3 year olds, possibly up to 10-11, punching you with as much power as they can. that may hurt you. A Megalodon would destroy an Orca. But in a pod, I think they are much more lethal. |
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Post by rhino on Apr 16, 2013 21:56:42 GMT -5
I think it's possible. Likely? I don't know.
Can't say for sure because I know pitifully little about marine biology.
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