If it still exists, the megalodon giant shark will certainly become the fearsome ruler of the oceans. They have been extinct for a long time and scientists say they may have found their cause after a long time of being enigmatic.
Megalodon became extinct about 3 million years ago. Research on its fossilized teeth revealed that the megalodon had to compete fiercely with the great white shark for food.
At that time, the supply of food such as whales and other prey began to run low. Then there are also environmental factors such as changes in sea level.
As quoted by us from the BBC, an international team of researchers found that from the teeth of megalodons and great white sharks may have competed for the same prey, including dolphins, whales and porpoises. The result is the possibility of megalodon losing in that rivalry.
Professor Thimas Tutken of Johannes Gutenberg University in Germany said: "This is a piece of the puzzle piece of evidence that there was competition between modern great sharks and megalodon for food resources in the ocean.
However, this study is considered to still need to be sharpened so that it can be truly concluded that this is the cause of the extinction of megalodon. So far, the extinction of this species is still a mystery.
Megalodon in his lifetime could grow to a length of 18 meters and weigh up to 60 tons. They are rulers of the oceans and love to eat whales. Its habitat is estimated in various parts of the world.
Megalodon means big tooth and this shark according to scientists went extinct about 3 million years ago. In those days ago, megalodon was probably very large in population. The sign is, fossils of these animals are found in many places in various parts of the world.