Megalodon, Whales, and Sharks

[Tyrannax]

^ Agreed. Megalodons population couldn't have been destroyed by whales so quickly. They were, in fact much larger and would have put up a fight. Climate is a much more reasonable competitor. ;D

[[][][]cordylus[][][]]

Jan 9, 2009 23:59:24 GMT stoneage said:

Jan 9, 2009 23:15:02 GMT [][][]cordylus[][][] said:

Yeah, and I can say that holland would have been more near the equator back then ( in a warmer place ), and it would have been suitable for megalodon to live there.

Why do you think they died out then stoneage?

;D Primarily due to climate.It got colder. Megalodons were a warm water species. As more and more water in the polar regions froze sea levels around the world dropped. Sea level dropped 100 meters or more. This made it tough for Megalodon to find warm shallow waters to breed. Also the Isthmus Of Panama closed off cutting off the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Seas from the Pacific Ocean. Glaciation and land movement also changed ocean circulation. All this meant Megalodons range became limited. Many Whales and Dolphin also died off. Some Whales did migrate to polar regions where Megalodon couldn't follow. All of this cut back on Megalodons ability to find food. This lead to Megalodons extinction. Whales did not create these conditions. ;D

That's what I agree with.

[[][][]cordylus[][][]]

Jan 10, 2009 1:10:06 GMT Tyrannax said:

^ Agreed. Megalodons population couldn't have been destroyed by whales so quickly. They were, in fact much larger and would have put up a fight. Climate is a much more reasonable competitor. ;D

You must have no clue what I was arguing then. I was arguing that some species of whale migrated into polar regions where megalodon couldn't follow. Then all the tropical megs died out. I never said that whales themselves killed of meg.

[stoneage]

Jan 10, 2009 22:07:27 GMT [][][]cordylus[][][] said:

Jan 10, 2009 1:10:06 GMT Tyrannax said:

^ Agreed. Megalodons population couldn't have been destroyed by whales so quickly. They were, in fact much larger and would have put up a fight. Climate is a much more reasonable competitor. ;D

You must have no clue what I was arguing then. I was arguing that some species of whale migrated into polar regions where megalodon couldn't follow. Then all the tropical megs died out. I never said that whales themselves killed of meg.

;D Yes after I thought about it I realized that what you had said was right, though it didn't explain why they migrated. Anyway I think we are on the same page now. ;D